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By the time the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us – so at least until the end of 2021 – the Government’s borrowing requirement will probably have increased by somewhere around £350 billion. To help the Government finance this the aim would be to take as much as possible of this effectively ‘off balance sheet’. ThisContinue reading “How to finance the Government’s Covid Deficit.”

Summary Rejuvenate and reopen the UK’s disused sea baths and lidos. Prescribe sea swimming and water-based physical therapy instead of prescription drugs to combat the UK’s mental health crisis in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Target 30-50 year-olds, who are increasingly stretched – and socially isolated – due to caring commitments with dependent childrenContinue reading “Seas the Opportunity”

Aim To address the following point1 : the role of philanthropy, social investment and business and what forms of finance can be used to support communities in order to make it easier for small, level community groups (groups) to improve the services they provide by enabling more capital investment. Why Small groups, at the coalContinue reading “Community Small Grant Scheme”

Summary:– The opportunity may soon arise to make arrangements to make it easier to enact some types of legislation. Two types of legislation are considered: uncontroversial legislation; and legislation restating the law on a particular subject. 1. On 23 October 1962, the Lord President of the Council (Hailsham) sent a minute to the Prime MinisterContinue reading “Taking advantage of an opportunity to make the enactment of uncontroversial legislation easier.”

You will have to recognise that no country has had to deal this problem before, and that there is very little value in depending on past practice that has left millions of our youngsters, more millions in other countries, utterly unable to help themselves. Provide me with support and a video studio and I canContinue reading “Teaching teachers to teach children how to learn and increase confidence together.”

Proposal: Replace inheritance tax for those eligible to pay it, with a life legacy tax to be paid at age 70. Benefits Huge one off contribution to Treasury for all current folk liable for inheritance tax over age 70 Cash ring fenced for economic, green agendas. A contribution thereafter for folk who subsequently turn 70.Continue reading “Challenge: Getting the economy back on its feet faster.”

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a once in a generation opportunity to revolutionise the provision of creative, sporting, and recreational activities throughout the country. The policy I propose will deliver a huge demand shock for the arts, entertainment and recreation sector which will strengthen and grow supply chains until they provide a diverse offer of high-qualityContinue reading “Clubs and Classes National Voucher Scheme – Submission 4”

Summary: Young people want to push forward the fight against climate change, but are struggling to achieve change. The government should help them achieve change and learn about the practical difficulties of doing so by creating a competition for universities to achieve net-zero status, with students at the fastest universities rewarded with debt-forgiveness. Policy: ClimateContinue reading “Converting Student Activism into Student Action”

We have been discussing the social care problem for decades. Understandably, the focus has been on how to pay for it but that misses an essential point, how to make social care better, how to make it a service that people want to pay for. The provision of social services has remained largely untouched byContinue reading “Using direct payments to transform the quality of social care”

The move from High Streets to online retailing has been accelerated by the pandemic. High Streets need to be repurposed, but retail shops will remain integral to town centres, and a greater variety of shops would help to regenerate interest and activity. High Street shops face disadvantages compared with online retailers – high business ratesContinue reading “Levelling the retail playing field to rejuvenate town centres”