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Above all else, COVID-19 has shown us the gaps in our current way of life. From poor logistics for mass vaccine distribution, to the erosion and subsequent closure of small enterprises. Within the first few months of the pandemic, 7% of SMEs shuttered for good in London, and over the course of 2020, 73% ofContinue reading “UK food systems need help”

A key opportunity of this pandemic is to build on the spirit of togetherness we have seen and enhance the renewed desire of people to support their communities through public service. We saw it when the NHS first asked for volunteers to support their local communities with over 750,000 people signing up in just fourContinue reading “Utilising the untapped potential of people across the country who want to make a difference”

Let’s start with optimism. The pandemic has catalysed transformation. For example, you can now visit a prisoner by video and virtually attend a job centre. We must commend the heroic teams who responded, often within the space of days. But we must not get complacent. Examples of how we respond to social distancing are fastContinue reading “A crisis of creativity in the public sector”

COVID-19 needs learning from home. There is a mass of great online resources – from England, Scotland, Australia, US, Canada – from organisations like the Oak Academy, BBC Bitesize, or the Khan Academy, and from passionate subject experts in schools who are already generously sharing their materials. So much is available, often freely. The problemContinue reading “Curating and organising all online learning resources for parents’, teachers’ and children’s specific needs.”

Immediately after March 23rd 2020, we were given a seemingly endless amount of time. There are only so many funny cat videos we can watch, banana loaves we can bake and toilet rolls we can hoard. Eventually, boredom settles in. Positively, the scientific literature reports that many of us have utilised our newly-found spare timeContinue reading “Can Covid-19 motivate us to be healthier?”

Covid-19 has led the British state to intrude on the lives of its citizens in a way previously unimaginable in modern times. The prime minister closes businesses overnight, bans leaving home, even regulates who can meet ‚’ with barely any outcry. This is not the state we would want to see in anything except theContinue reading “We have a chance to reshape the state for the 21st century”

Mental health matters. Whilst both awareness, understanding and support for mental health disorders has improved significantly over the last decade, the ongoing lockdown has highlighted mental health as a key contributor to individual and corporate wellbeing. Locked in, isolated and stripped of established coping mechanisms, those with mental health disorders have found their symptoms exacerbatedContinue reading “Mental Health Matters”

It is well known that crises often spark an interest and a sense of duty to tackle their root causes in those who live through them. It is also well known that Britain is a centre of technological and scientific innovation, but skills shortages nevertheless exist. In January 2019, the Association of the British PharmaceuticalContinue reading “Capitalising on the COVID-19 pandemic to build the next generation of British scientists”

Mental health matters. Whilst both awareness, understanding and support for mental health disorders has improved significantly over the last decade, the ongoing lockdown has highlighted mental health as a key contributor to individual and corporate wellbeing. Locked in, isolated and stripped of established coping mechanisms, those with mental health disorders have found their symptoms exacerbatedContinue reading “Mental Health Matters”

One silver lining to the destructive effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is that many companies have adapted to it by adopting new technologies. According to Be the Business, a business support agency, 66% of UK companies have adopted new digital technologies (such as remote working technologies or cloud computing) or new management practices since theContinue reading “The Great Acceleration: How the Covid-19 crisis can drive technology adoption and improve UK productivity”