Beyond coronavirus, I feel like there are about a million things wrong in the UK that need fixed. If I had to pick 10 things to do right now, I would go for these. Are they reasonable? What would you choose?
Expanded mental heath care
More staff and beds throughout the NHS
Better pay for all care work
Make UC pay in advance and increase the work allowance
Increase the affordability of childcare through government subsidy
Recruit and train more teachers for a better staff to student ratio
Increase teacher pay
Invest in an expanded low carbon rail network
Invest in onshore wind energy
Subsidy scheme to promote regenerative agriculture and silvopasture
Appreciate there is nothing remotely innovative in this list which also has a lot in common with the conservative and labour manifestos for 2019. The bigger challenge is how to bring any of these about.
Also, I think the UK is actually a pretty good place. We are lucky to have good healthcare and education systems.I think we are still a relatively welcoming and tolerant society that promotes diversity. It's just that we could do better.