Category Archives: Top250

In my little town of 15,000, we had 300+ volunteers who supported over 1500 people. Many of the volunteers expressed a sense of fulfilment and belonging and wanted to take that feeling forward. As we eventually get beyond the pandemic, towns will face many challenges in the future that are best met by local knowledge.Continue reading “Capitalising on the increase in community spirit and volunteering”

Relying on standard employment income has been proven challeging in this climate. Not enough is in place to help people into the business world. There are many talented potential entrepreneurs who don’t go to University or are simply not academically inclined either. Introduce a policy that would provide simple training and incentives for people toContinue reading “Helping citizens into setting up their own businesses”

Employees in defined categories should have a legal right to work from home for a minimum of sixty per cent of their normal hours. Benefits have been amply demonstrated in pandemic and should be made permanent wherever possible by way of a legal presumption in favor of such a practice rather than solely at theContinue reading “Making offer of working from home a legal obligation on a defined range of employers”

The COVID-19 pandemic has left billions of children out of school globally. It has impacted quality and access to education and educators are still adjusting themselves to adapt to the new normal. The pandemic therefore provides an opportunity for politicians and educators to reimagine delivery of education in such uncertain time. The challenge of accessContinue reading “COVID-19 induced Education Inequity”

Patients who have been assessed and deemed ambulance service appropriate, are not receiving a timely response from that service. Hospital A&E departments are using ambulance vehicles as an inappropriate ward (patients being kept on the back of ambulances), delaying patient handovers, and delaying the timely response to the next patient waiting in the community. TheContinue reading “A&E‚’s and ambulance handover delays.”

Over the last decade the western world’s attention has been turned to the issue of plastic pollution, namely single use plastics. Key documentaries such as the BBC’s Blue Planet II revealed just how far reaching the problem has become; showing us the vast amounts of plastics that are poured into our oceans. This got meContinue reading “How our addiction to plastic had been further exposed by the Pandemic”

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has an enormous adverse impact on the English populations‚’ mental health compared to pre-pandemic trends. Forecasts predict that up to 10 million citizens will need new or additional mental health support, with 1.33 million new cases of moderate to severe anxiety and 1.82 million new cases of moderateContinue reading “The Increased Demand for Mental Health Services due to COVID-19”

The costs of the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of our health, happiness and the economy are going to be huge. Not only has the crisis had a massive impact on our NHS, businesses and education have been affected too. The 3 lockdowns have given many of us a chance to reflect on how we canContinue reading “Base all Government policies on the health, wealth, happiness and sustainability of our nation.”

It is generally agreed that the education gap for children from deprived backgrounds has widened over the time of the pandemic. The focus is often on what schools must do to change and improve this – school meals, after school and holiday clubs, resources. All are important in improving the situation for deprived children. OfContinue reading “Reduce ever widening education gap for children”

Encouraging Walking and Cycling 10.02.21 As a Road Transport Planner and Engineer (now retired) I was responsible for investigating road traffic accidents with the Police and providing solutions where possible. I also introduced a number of shared pedestrian/cycle routes which were very popular. My team worked with schools to provide safe walking routes to school.Continue reading “Encouraging walking and cycling”