Pandemic policy – risk in the workplace
Nineteen weeks after lockdown began in the UK on 23 March and the government message has shifted from ‘stay at home’ to ‘go back to the office’. Employers are now responsible for making the [...]
Reputational laundromat
The Russia report of the intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) released today claims that Russian money was probably used to buy influence in British politics. It claims that the UK [...]
Virus testing in the UK – Are we safe yet?
Government figures released on Thursday 24 June show just how poorly the test and trace system is working in the UK yet correcting this doesn’t appear to be a priority for the [...]
Preventable deaths – the blame game
No government covers itself in glory handling a new virus; mistakes will be made learning on the job. However the UK government is still not in control of the epidemic and has incurred a higher [...]
Stay Alert – Has risk been transferred unfairly?
The UK government policy change from ‘Stay at home’ to ‘Stay alert’ represents a watershed moment in the country’s response to coronavirus. What was previous an unacceptable risk has [...]
Should we trust official figures?
Did the government achieve its target of 100,000 tests by 30 April? A third of these were not executed by health officials at test sites, mobile or fixed, but were home tests dispatched for [...]
Let’s use the lockdown to rethink risk registers
‘I have never yet seen a risk register that was fit for purpose’ is a sentiment with which I have a lot of sympathy, but confidentiality forbids me from attributing its [...]
Risk appetite – how the virus affects us all
Imagine you are on a window ledge ten feet above the ground, if you jump there is a risk you may break your leg or at best sprain an ankle; your appetite for this risk is low so why jump if you [...]
Lockdown exit – timing is a significant political risk
No government has a template for the perfect exit from lockdown; everyone is experimenting cautiously while there remains no cure for Covid-19. Exit too late and economic damage is too costly, [...]
Three steps to lockdown exit – a risk assessment
Exiting from lockdown is a political nightmare demanding complex risk decisions. The Treasury and business leaders want to get the economy working as soon as possible so lobby for early exit; [...]
