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Covid-19 will significantly exacerbate the education gap between rich and poor students. In 2019, disadvantaged pupils in English schools lagged behind their more affluent peers by the equivalent of 18.1 months of learning by the time they finished their GCSEs. At primary school, this gap was 9.3 months. Several steps have been taken to addressContinue reading “The Return of the Jedi”

The extra income generated could and should be ploughed back into investing in all areas where the economy has produced the most hardship. 1 We capitalise by creating an equal opportunity for companies by doing away with the current unfair advantage of hiding real profits offshore. 2 Employment would benefit in both retail and onlineContinue reading “Regeneration in areas of greater suffering caused by the pandemic”

As the pandemic grew, people abandoned urban areas for new lives in hamlets, villages and towns across the UK. Property values in these areas grew, especially those areas with a convenient city link, as demand for larger living spaces which suited a work from home environment became a new priority. Meanwhile businesses across the UKContinue reading “Build strong economies and communities through shared work hubs for the “work from home” future.”

It looks like we’ll be spending more time working from home, even when the restrictions are lifted. The need to improve the energy efficiency of our homes has been highlighted to all, simply by the fact we’ve been spending so long in them. PROBLEM: What’s stopping people from putting polar panels on the roof, insulatingContinue reading “Working from [Warm] Homes”

Due to new variants, repeated vaccinations will not eradicate Covid. We know long Covid is common and will be costly to manage long term. Mild cases in younger people are leading to long Covid hence more drastic measures needed. The ONLY way for us to live our lives free from the constant fear of Covid,Continue reading “Pandemic response that will also future proof against further pandemics”

Summary This proposal is for a policy change that will help the environment, help businesses, and help level-up poorer parts of Britain. The proposal is to reform Value-Added Tax. Specifically, it is to replace a tax on adding value with a tax on not adding value. Current Situation At the moment, almost all food boughtContinue reading “How VAT could be replaced with a “no-value-added tax””

Short summary All school-leavers should be offered the opportunity to undertake a ‘Year of Service’. Schemes would be offered in three broad categories: public sector, charitable sector, and overseas development assistance. The Government should establish an overarching body to set the criteria, monitor quality, and to allocate and administer participants, as well as to workContinue reading “Year of Service scheme”

One of the most inspiring innovations to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic was the Oak National Academy platform of free online lessons and teaching resources produced by teachers for other teachers to use. Learning lessons from this model it would be possible to develop a national programme of learning for the tens of thousands ofContinue reading “A national GCSE resit teaching programme created by education providers and employers”

There’s no quick fix for this problem, but there are ways to foster closer ties between generations which could solve other problems within society such as loneliness, soaring housing costs, the ageing population, and waste. I propose introducing communal co-living spaces which take inspiration from the Dutch idea of ‘nursing home dorms’. They will offerContinue reading “Mixed-generational communal living spaces”

We have been running an urban community group for over 20 years with the mantra ‘upwards democracy’. Our aim has been to empower everyone in our area consisting of about 20 streets, to be able to directly engage with our council officers, councillors, police and other agencies to directly voice their concerns, issues and ideas.Continue reading “A BETTER QUALITY & LOWER COST APPROACH TO DELIVERING GOVERNMENT SERVICES”