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As a long-term solution, we propose a partnership between Freegle, MyGreenPod, ComputerAid and Citrix, to operate in the following way: • Freegle as collection points for donated hardware, and to promote the message to its ~2.8m members • MyGreenPod (sustainability supplement of The Guardian) to promote and market the message • ComputerAid to deal withContinue reading “There are lots of devices in the UK which are not currently in use, which could be redistributed to students in need of a suitable device for remote learning.”

It is clear that the current system of cleaning the nation’s trunk roads does not work leading to the UK’s roads being amongst the dirtiest in Europe. Cleaning of the trunk roads should be a normal part of overall maintenance and for this to happen effectively the duty should be transferred from local authorities toContinue reading “Roadside litter – time to govern.”

The minorities in the UK, the BAME community, are not getting the UK government’s messages. From personal experience living amongst these communities, the majority are still, to an extent going about their daily business as normal. Even during lockdown. The reason for this, is because your messages are not getting to them. The TV channelsContinue reading “Mis-information”

We live in a fast-changing and innovative world where commentators report that two-thirds of the companies that will make up the S&P stock market index in a decade’s time have yet to be created. We live in a time where Uber has changed the transport industry, Amazon has turned first the book and then theContinue reading “Leadership is Everything”

The problem identified is the lack of British citizens who speak Chinese – referred to here as such, putting aside distinctions between Putonghua, Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin, etc. No solution can credibly be proposed without a brief description of the current state of Chinese language education in the UK. The last comprehensive report specific to Chinese,Continue reading “Survey the landscape, scale up existing programmes, start new initiatives, appoint a leader, set goals”

Covid shows not only the issues of prison overcrowding but the requirement for a system that actually works and reduces offending behaviour, this will save money and will reduce the social costs of criminal behaviour. This is a complex and multifaceted problem and it is not possible to create a solution within a 1000 wordContinue reading “A system focus on changing not hardening mind”

Whilst the NHS has been applauded for its response to the Covid-19 crisis, it highlights the fragility of the system given the need to reduce support for other medical issues e.g. cancer detection and treatment. This brings into question the organisation and management of the NHS. It can be said that the NHS would haveContinue reading

In seeking to re-establish trans-societal connections as a response to divisions in society, exacerbated by Covid-19 social distancing, one remedy, a potentially fast remedy, is to create and vastly improve places of social interaction and meeting. The places were human experience is publicly shared and from where good deeds, sharing, learning and social wellbeing mechanismsContinue reading “A renewal of social meeting: tangible places from intangible times”

Most people and businesses don’t like paying tax but still appreciate the need to do so and are keen to see the money raised in an equitable manner and see it spent wisely. My proposal is for the government to sell a range of tax vouchers which can be redeemed against future tax liabilities. TheyContinue reading “Optional Taxes that people will actively choose to pay.”

VAT has traditionally been charged at one rate with notable exceptions such as children’s clothing. This approach is inflexible and inappropriate for our retails sectors that cover such a wide range of products and price points. We need to approach VAT in a different way. All products are associated with elasticity. They can be veryContinue reading “Flexible VAT rates.”