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It’s simple. The answer lies in reversing the intended role of the Nightingale hospitals: Move ALL the bed blockers and those not in need of specialised medical attention from all the local hospitals to the Nightingale hospitals and call these “Recovery and Recouperation Units” serviced by volunteers and low level medical support people. Minor AContinue reading “Strategic use of the Nightingale new, and currently underused, hospitals.”

British Sign Language is the fix and it’s already available. It’s cheap and cheerful and with a bit of practice and polish it will last all of your life. You don’t have to sign a contract and it will not get you into debt. It will always be your friend and supporter. It will empowerContinue reading “British Sign Language – Carpe Diem!”

DEVOLUTION Fiscal powers within the framework established by the Westminster Parliament should be devolved as much as possible to the other UK Assemblies but any such fiscal legislation initiated by them should require to be passed also by the House of Commons before receiving the Royal Assent i.e. all ‘Money Bills’ (as defined in HofLContinue reading “Three Important Constitutional Proposals”

Most attempts at affecting climate change by governments have and will continue to fail because most market regulation to date has been framed in terms of “solutions” dreamt up by well-meaning committees and functionaries but crippled by industry lobbyists and vested interests (like for example carbon trading) rather than giving the *problem* to the marketContinue reading “Let the market, not governments, work out how “build back better””

“You don’t understand, it isn’t that simple – it’s much more complicated than that!” This is the clarion cry of every bureaucrat who ever lived. The truth, however, is that all good things start out simple; but adding complexity creates jobs – lots of jobs – for bureaucrats. So it is with taxation. What was,Continue reading “One tax, one rate, one source, no cost”

This essay aims to project the opportunity presented by the COVID-19 pandemic by enhancing collaboration between scientists, policy makers and members of the public. As seen during the pandemic, science-based policy making can help to save lives and solve problems. The enthusiasm created by seeing scientists and policy makers deliberating and communicating with members ofContinue reading “Enhancing collaboration between scientists, policy makers and members of the public”

I have spent 15 years working in heavily regulated industries (Medical Devices and Personal Protective Equipment). Recent updates to these regulations have highlighted that whilst going some way to protecting the consumer they go a whole lot further creating challenges, financial burden to, and even the closure of some businesses. I believe post-Brexit is theContinue reading “Regulations and Red Tape”

Fix it by removing taxation of employee labour & replace it with a taxation on natural resources used in the manufacturing process. This will encourage recycling, reuse, repurposing, reinvigorate craft & apprentice skills training, & ultimately conserve finite earth resources     1351-11

The current system of buying & selling property in the UK is an expensive time consuming mess which often only benefits solicitors and surveyors. Covid 19 has made an already frustrating process even slower and less efficient than normal. A large proportion of transactions fail and it’s time something was done about it. These areContinue reading “Bringing the Sale & Purchase of Domestic Property in England into the 21st Centry”

The pandemic has raised and highlighted the following issues: – food supply anxiety – the dangers in over reliance on imported food to the UK – the obesity crisis – economic inequality as some areas of deprivation are hit hardest by COVID But is has also shown the amazing results that can be achieved whenContinue reading “Hi-tech glasshouse fruit and vegetable production”