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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”

(1) Making food preparation and consumption the high point of everyone’s day (2) Making treats into treats once more (3) Offering every fat person the chance to earn cash/rewards for losing weight The pandemic has turned normal life on its head. We have all been ready to change attitudes and behaviours and have been receptiveContinue reading “Our obesity policies (education, exercise, ingredient shaming) have all failed
to turn the tide on obesity. To reverse this, we need to have realistic,
practical and achievable policies that both incentivise and dis-incentivise. The
attitude changes during the pandemic give us a once off opportunity to start
this process with a 3 point plan:”

Evidence from the OECD (2002) found that reading enjoyment is more important for children’s educational success than their family’s socio-economical status and that reading for pleasure is more important for children’s cognitive development than their parents’ level of education. The challenge of making sure that every child has the keys to unlock the pleasures ofContinue reading “THE NEED TO READ – READING : The Full Story”

The Heywood Foundation Contest, is effectively, and very commendably, a “Suggestion Scheme” for Government. Suggestion schemes are common in industry and business but have mixed success. Often, especially for radical suggestions, the scheme adjudicators can be quite negative about ideas originated in unexpected areas or that conflict with company policy. Nevertheless, “an additional channel ofContinue reading “A competition similar to the Heywood Foundation Contest should take place in each Department of Government annually AND a publicly accessible directory of technical civil servants should be available for suitable specialists to contact.”

There is an opportunity to fix an inequality within our education system. Despite dyslexia being one of society’s most common disabilities, government offers no funding to support hiring dyslexia specialists within educational settings. Additionally, parents have no access to free screening or assessment, meaning that many dyslexic children receive no additional support. During the pandemicContinue reading “The Covid 19 pandemic has shown us that for society to thrive, education has to be at the forefront. This has become especially apparent for homeschooling parents with engagement on education at an all time high.”

Post-Covid, I suggest that the Track and Trace system should be converted to a platform where the general public could give their opinions on major issues of the day, thereby engaging with and strengthening the democratic process. The system should be expanded so that all registered voters would have access and could record their opinionsContinue reading “Track and Trace Conversion To A National Conversation on Major Issues”

This Thought For Health Digital Health Center is an interdisciplinary approach which will connect all health providers with their areas of expertise together on a platform to attend to different health issues that concern their area of expertise. In this platform, there will be a Digital lab in which vaccines will develop, devices for diagnosisContinue reading “THOUGHT FOR HEALTH DIGITAL HEALTH CENTER
Before the pandemic most people were less conscious of their health while Covid 19 pandemic reveals how the global community is unprepared for the pandemic.”

I realise that it is important to ensure that anyone involved in any medical procedure should be properly vetted; however, in the case of COVID-19 vaccinations a pragmatic approach should be taken. We have already seen this in the swift approval of the vaccines themselves. There is a number of methods that could be usedContinue reading “Reduce bureaucracy to speed up re-employment of medical staff to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations”

Governments worldwide have taken varying approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, despite the outstanding success of the vaccine programme, there are many areas where the National Health Service has proven to be woefully unprepared. The fact that the UK has one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world is undeniable, andContinue reading “Appointment of a Royal Commission to undertake a review and reform of the NHS.”

It’s SHOCKING that driving on the A14 aound Cambridge you see vast acres of PRIME Grade 1 land covered in…solar panels instead of growing crops! The answer is not to use prime land or any fields for that matter, to set up solar panel farms but to use a huge existing availble resource…the roofs ofContinue reading “The UK’s Industrial Estates Solar Power Grid!”