Category Archives: Solutions

It has become clearer than ever through Covid, that children and young people’s mental and physical health are inextricably linked. As things stand one of the biggest burgeoning crises in our society is the catastrophic level of obesity and overweight pupils of school age, due to unhealthy and sedentary lifestyles, and lack of meaningful provisionContinue reading “To provide mental/physical wellbeing sessions for all school age pupils as part of curriculum”

We capitalise on this opportunity by reframing and reimagining how we think about citizenship, in general, and supporting young people, in particular. Although there are no simple solutions to complex problems it is possible to suggest that thinking about ‘the civic journey’ offers huge potential in terms of thinking about supporting individuals and building communities.Continue reading “Redefining the Civic Journey”

Summary This proposal is about enabling innovative ideas from both business and individuals to be input to Government, harnessing the tremendous amount of Knowledge, Skills and Experience in the population. It fills an existing gap in our democratic system by proposing the introduction of a powerful Digital Ideas System fully exploiting today’s technology, in particularContinue reading “A Powerhouse of Innovative Ideas”

Add 3 more year groups to the state education system: Nursery 1 (1-2yrs), Nursery 2 (2-3yrs), and Nursery 3 (3-4yrs). School hours (9-3:30) would be free, and school meals would be provided for those eligible. Parents would just pay for hours needed outside of the 9-3:30 day, with the hourly rate being proportional to theirContinue reading “Expand free child care to 1yr+”

Summary: To repair the eroded bonds of social cohesion by empowering our communities, the UK will use an innovative financial bond – the world’s first Social Cohesion Bond. This will attract investors switching into sustainable environmental and social investments. We’ll place the cheaply-financed money raised into a National Social Cohesion Fund. Having impact in 2021Continue reading “Build social bonds with a Social Bond”

London Food Lab could be a hub of innovation bringing food entrepreneurs together to build better businesses and learn from one another. This concept offers a solution to a double sided issue of creating a sustainable food system and supporting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Presently, the government has provided funding and aid through grant andContinue reading “Creating a London Food Lab to support local and disadvantaged individuals”

To provide a streamlined process of obtaining volunteers for major incidents or events I suggest a national register of volunteers divided into categories dependant on requirements. In relation to returners to services such as the Police in most instances when an officer retires an exit interview takes place with a check list provided by HR.Continue reading “Volunteers register”

There is a gap in provision for employers and employees who are unpaid carers. This gap could be addressed by my proposal Statutory Care Leave Pay (SCLP), similar to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), before the abolishment of employers being able to recoup the cost from government. There are approximately 13 millions carers in the UK,Continue reading “Supporting unpaid carers and organisations in employment.”

Idea in brief: Given recent pandemic experience, a huge need has been revealed for home based activities which can occupy and enhance the mind. I see Britain’s once vigorous but now etiolated Liberal Adult Education provision in dire need of revival for many social and cultural reasons. My belief is that a new body, looselyContinue reading “Reviving Adult Education post-pandemic in the context of Lifelong Learning”

We know relatively little about the world’s forests and what they might ultimately be able to give us by way of chemical and biological resources. Might they also prove to be our salvation, if only we knew it? We know they are being cut down at a catastrophic rate. We know we are only tooContinue reading “Can renting the world’s forests, with help from the foreign aid budget, lead the way?”