Some good things should result from this awful *Covid* experience. Where would you like to see improvements ?

Best change would be a change of government.

jenni123

Best change would be a change of government.

I am wondering who you think would have made a better job of tackling this crisis we have found ourselves in. Yes this government has made mistakes and you'll get your chance to change it in 2024 but would anyone else have done any better?

It may be that, after this is over, we all decide we want a different way of doing things. But it will take more than simply a change of government to achieve many of the things that have been mentioned on this post. We will all need to change.

I'm surprised at the earlier post that suggests teachers don't need a degree. How would you be able to study your subject to a high enough level without one? There would be no point trying to teach an A level subject if you had only been educated to that level yourself.

hbr.org/2020/04/what-good-leadership-looks-like-during-this-pandemic

We are not discussing the performance of Government here but thinking ahead with a little optimism - suggesting what can be done to make improvements instead of reverting back to the norm when all this is over.

I agree with all that has been said concerning the environment and would add that action is urgent.

Nanny27 (Feb.2nd. 11.09)
A good point about not opening retail on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Unfortunately commercial interests appear to be much more important than family values. It would be good if parents could find more time to spend doing things as a family unit.

buylocal (Feb.2nd. 11.53)
I agree with you that my non job description wasn't quite right. I was trying to think of a name for jobs that have no prospects and no rights.

eagleswings (Feb.2nd. 13.03) I liked the importance you stressed on apprenticeships and vocational training. Also the importance of life skills. In recent years too much emphasis has been placed on academic subjects - these alone do not produce a rounded citizen.

GrannyRose15 (Feb.2nd. 16.05) I concur with all your comments.
Can't see the NHS continuing to be free at the point of service unless great savings can be made..... and am unable to suggest how it should be financed.

gangy5

We are not discussing the performance of Government here but thinking ahead with a little optimism - suggesting what can be done to make improvements instead of reverting back to the norm when all this is over.

I think I was agreeing with your latter point. It would be a lost opportunity if everything just went back to the way it was before.

Unfortunately, I also think we need a fresh approach to the funding of the NHS. .

nanna8

Nah - we’ve all gone back to hugging here. No one does that silly elbow touching. Guess if and when IT comes back via overseas travellers we will have to stop hugging and kissing but meanwhile ....

I tried to resurrect the regency curtsey as a way of greeting people but everyone laughed.

Alegrias1

hbr.org/2020/04/what-good-leadership-looks-like-during-this-pandemic

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Thank you for your contributions to this thread Alegrias1 and WW010 I think that most would agree that they have no relevance to the subject we are discussing.

Sorry Miss.

Let's say this then.

After the pandemic one of the good things I would like to see is leaders who make hard decisions based on what is best for their populace and not what will make them popular with a small but influential set of people. The outcomes of the pandemic in various countries has shown how important this is for people's lives.

Clear enough?

Alegrias1

Sorry Miss.

Let's say this then.

After the pandemic one of the good things I would like to see is leaders who make hard decisions based on what is best for their populace and not what will make them popular with a small but influential set of people. The outcomes of the pandemic in various countries has shown how important this is for people's lives.

Clear enough?

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Especially as the ERG seem to have morphed into an anti lockdown group and are now pulling strings in government.....

I would hope we see a party which declares itself fully behind a mixed economy. It is obvious the Conservatives are not, especially as they are being led by the nose by the far right of their party and we know the Labour Party, under it's last leader, although we might have hoped for something new, were not in favour of the post war mixed economy either. I am not sure what they are in favour of under the new leader.

We simply cannot afford to find ourselves in the same position we were in going into the pandemic, where the public services had been so run down they were not fit for purpose.