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Prior to lock down I had been involved training local volunteers in skills to recognize those at risk of suicide and self-harm in an area of deprivation and high suicide rates. I believe that the potential is there to train people at local level and advertise it in the same way as “Neighbourhood Watch” schemesContinue reading “The training of community volunteers in “safe talk” and intervention skills for those at risk.”

We need a long term shift in behaviour, but this does not necessarily need long term investment. At the moment, unemployment is on the rise. In London Litter and Waste Enforcement Officers can earn in excess of £27k, and have the authority to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for littering. Enforcement Officers can generate revenue byContinue reading “Enforcement could reduce unemployment, generate revenue AND improve our shared green spaces”

The empty shops that now line our high streets, with more certainly to come before this pandemic is over, are a source of despair to retailers who have lost their livelihoods, and of concern and disappointment to shoppers and citizens, threatening individual and societal wellbeing. However, might there be an opportunity not only to provideContinue reading “A government scheme to turn empty retail units into employment hubs for the disabled”

There are a few things that must be done to try to fix the afore mentioned problem: 1) Encourage transactions of housing from landlords to tenants 2) Support a mechanism that allows a % of tenants rent to go toward purchasing the property Landlords would opt into the ‘rent to buy scheme’ after completing aContinue reading “Rent to Buy | A win win solution to escape the rental trap”

To protect employees from the more negative aspects of working from home or the potential opportunities they miss, the Government could set up local work-desks. These would essentially be offices that the Government provides with available work space campuses for people to book out. This would first and foremost assist people who don’t have theContinue reading

We create real-time roadside displays illustrating pollution levels at busy junctions and crossroads. I own a wine shop in south east London, where the pollution levels are regularly 55mg. The legal level is 40. I think if there was an electronic board which showed what that day’s pollution was, and what that meant, people wouldContinue reading “Roadside air pollution displays”

I’ve split my problems and opportunities into two categories, based on research of key factors around the digital divide in the UK. 1. Access a. Hardware It’s estimated that 700,000 young people do not have adequate access or training to use devices at home (Nominet, 2019). 3.8 million people in the UK remain entirely offlineContinue reading “Bridging the digital divide”

Isolation and loneliness have been an issue during this pandemic, but also Community hubs have blossomed online, bringing out the best in people. We can’t let that fade away, we need to carry that forward and bring people together in person once we are able, but we need a place to do this. Public librariesContinue reading “Transforming Libraries into Community Hubs & Safe Spaces to Socialise, Grow and Learn”

Some years ago I visited Cuba and at that time all young people at age 16 years were required to do military service, two years for boys, one year for girls. After that they pursued higher education or employment. I propose a scheme whereby young people aged between 16 and 18 years are required toContinue reading “A scheme for National Youth Service”

The effect of lockdown, the move to on-line working and the recession that we are experiencing will be felt most by those in manual jobs and on low incomes. The Government’s coffers have been spent and its next challenge is to reduce its deficit. On-going help will continue in the form of Universal Tax CreditContinue reading “Children’s Bonds to reduce wealth inequality, which CoVid19 has exacerbated, for free.”