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Publicise the fact that obesity is a major factor with Covid and many other diseases. An extensive national campaign could cover schools, hospitals, G.P sugeries, T.V & Radio, the Press,Social Media, Gyms, Universities etc. When half the world is undernourished this country consumes in excess. If adults have a junk food diet they are farContinue reading “Drastically improve overall health and enable the NHS to survive.”

Summary The pandemic did not create the UK’s constitutional crisis, rather it exacerbated a pre-existing condition. The UK Government should renew devolution through redrawing the institutions of intergovernmental relations to establish a ‘Council of Ministers and Mayors.’ Reform would reduce conflict between UK and devolved leaders; promote policy innovation; and strengthen public trust through demonstratingContinue reading “A ‘Council of Ministers and Mayors’ can renew devolution and promote purpose of the union”

This proposal could provide jobs and training for many of the people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic, and would also utilise many of the shop premises which have become vacant due to businesses failing. Moreover, the huge success of the BBC’s The Repair Shop, suggests it would also prove popular with theContinue reading “Local repair centres for broken machines and appliances on every high street in the UK.”

I have worked as a nursing manager in private sector care homes for 25 years after an initial stint in the NHS. In that time I have witnessed an ever-widening divide between the two, something which has been highlighted and accelerated by the pandemic. The divide is most manifest in societal attitudes. The NHS isContinue reading “United we stand – Public and private healthcare”

My proposal is for the government to develop a crowdfunding platform that would allow individual savers to invest in businesses that need capital to develop green projects. The proposal meets the challenges and opportunity outlined in question one. Opportunity for businesses Interest rates and bond yields are very low. This allows the government and largeContinue reading “Green crowdfunding platform for SMEs”

The BMA recently reported on the continued disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on NHS care. They concluded that “data indicates that the shutdown of most non-COVID-19 services in the first wave, combined with drastic changes in patient behaviour, mean the NHS is now facing a large backlog of non-COVID-19 care, storing up greater problemsContinue reading “Utilize the Nightingale Hospitals to clear the NHS care backlog caused by Covid-19”

Covid-19 has fuelled the online ecommerce market to the point that many high street shops no longer require a physical presence. Early evidence suggests that this trend is here to stay. In light of this, I purpose that brownfield shopping sites are repurposed to make space for much-needed social housing. Social housing projects of thisContinue reading “Build much-needed social housing in place of ailing shopping malls”

There has been an issue throughout the covid emergency in providing a clear message to all the population regarding statistics, rules and policies. In part this is due to less use of mainstream media, and in part due to false information spread largely by social media. There is sometimes a perception that messages are fromContinue reading “Local communication in emergencies”

To build on the opportunity outlined in 1b above the government should consider a variable system of taxation for private motor cars. Rather than taxation based on a vehicle tax, taxation should be based on the miles traveled and the nature of the journey. For example variable tax rates per mile could be applied withContinue reading “A new model for taxation of the private motor car”

Introduction – The pandemic has focused minds on health including healthy eating, and the parallel challenges of the new trading arrangements with the EU and beyond means that UK agriculture now more than ever needs to be flexible and dynamic. The government’s figures put the median average of farm holders in the UK in 2016Continue reading “Revitalising agriculture”