Category Archives: Top250

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”

By providing ready access to the metadata from all the various information databases that the U.K. currently holds on its citizens and using it to its fullest potential there will be a substantial improvement in the value for money provided to taxpayers. Combining this ready access to the metadata (access to individual personal information wouldContinue reading “How best to combine information currently held and make it accessible for public use”

Summary: A scheme to end homelessness and improve the recycling and re-use of coffee cups and plastic bottles through the introduction of a 10p levy, which is recovered via a network of recycling bins administered by a homeless organisation; something akin to a waste recycling version of the Big Issue. Policy: According to Crisis, thereContinue reading “Solving The Big Issue – Using Recycling to End Homelessness”

It needs to be accepted that access to technology is fast becoming a human right. For this reason I propose a two part solution to the digital divide. Firstly, the long term and ever-increasing technological inequalities must be addressed as soon as possible. The more the world moves to online solutions and services, the furtherContinue reading “Digital poverty and education inequality solutions: technology credits and an AI teaching assistant”

It would be nice if the development and use if these medical electronic gadgets become a lifestyle for all. Imagine being able to assess one’s health and take necessary precautions without having to queue up in a hospital just to be checked. Creating apps or online platforms that might enable people to seek professional helpContinue reading “Maintaining the use of medical gadgets”

The background for my response to this part of the question is in question 1b and focuses on the use of volunteers in our society. There have been many studies carried out that support the proposition that most successful public initiatives are as a result of grass roots initiatives rather than government instigated policies andContinue reading “Continued mobilisation of volunteers”

Summary Housing should not be regarded as an investment vehicle, to increase the wealth of some at the expense of others. It should not be sold to the highest bidder. It is a basic human need, that should be enjoyed by all. My vision is an ambitious one – to ensure safe, secure and affordableContinue reading “Delivering an enduring response to the impact of Covid on the quality of home life”

ABSTRACT: A network of autonomous Daily Communal Restaurants (DCRs) serving bulk-cooked, affordable, nutritious food would cultivate deep community spirit and generate far-reaching benefits. 2020 brought us widespread isolation, atomisation and disunity. To capitalise on a common urge to make up for lost time and repair wounds, DCRs can bring people together by recreating long-lost communityContinue reading “Daily Communal Restaurants can bring communities back together, stronger than ever, improving lives, ending poverty”

The policy proposal for the NHS Capacity challenge identified in Q1b above is to create an NHS Reserve or Territorial Army akin o the military’s TA. Objective: To build a trained and experienced reserve team, able to to support the NHS in times of crisis or seasonal work overload. Principles: The NHS would identify specificContinue reading “A Territorial Army for the NHS”

As identified in section 1, there is a great opportunity to capitalise on the willingness of individuals to help the community. This would be achieved by utilising the vast pool of knowledge and experience held by recently retired teachers to help tutor children in home-schooling, whilst they are in isolation at home, when their schoolsContinue reading “How to build a register of ‘qualified’ volunteers to help tutor with homeschooling.”