Agree Biker1,

I'd also like to see more consideration of others and less selfishness.

I would also hope that the world will learn from this, and realise just how delicate the balance of the ecosystem is.

Greed is not good.

We can hope but remain realistic? May be the message from the likes of Attenborough and Thunberg might eventually sway the egomaniacs (other words could be used).

A world where Trump and his greedy kin are set adrift from the rest of humanity - yes I feel sorry for the future hand maids but you had been forewarned (the book arrived in 1985 under Ronald Reagan whilst the mini-series arrived in 2017 under Donald Trump).

The global conscience realising that greed and capitalism have us all in slavery (and not just the poor sods making Jeff Bezos personally richer).

Removal of all the vaccuos shells whose claim to fame is solely from their pseudo social media driven fame - they aren't even fit for main stream media.

In our modern society, we have sacrificed quality for cheapness. Competition has conditioned us to go for the lowest price on everything, and as a result, things are produced down to a price instead of up to a standard. I would hope that the current problems with imports of PPE, tests etc, and the stocking issues faced by supermarkets, might help us appreciate quality once again.

"Evidence-based dccision making" is a worthy concept. The problem with it is that one can be selective with the "evidence". If one's searches are suitably framed and the sources appropriately selected it is frequently possible to find evidence that meets the needs of the decision. 

Well I was going to say a lottery jackpot win so I could give up work, until I noticed the bit about greed. I think in reality if everyone in the world died leaving only two people alive there would still be greed and envy.

On a more positive note I would hope the slower pace of life could continue. It would be nice if the random acts of kindness would also continue.

However, I have been told to take my rose-tinted glasses off before, so I’m not holding out much hope. I suspect nothing will be learnt from this outbreak and things will just go back as before in a surprisingly short period of time.

Chris

Fully agree Adrian. The current problems with imports of PPE, equipment and tests have illustrated the need for us to be more self-sufficient as a country, and the number of companies transferring over to producing masks etc has illustrated our ability to do so (does anyone know if Dyson managed to make and supply their much heralded new type of ventilator?).

My mind wandered onto this whilst walking the dog this morning. These are the things I came up with.

I hope the Health system continues with some of the practices implemented for COVID-19. In particular:

* Triage - this should be used every time someone requests use of any health service

* Phone/Skype consultations - these should be the default for GPs, specialist consultants etc. (with triage being used to decide what is optimum for each case)

* Grown up attitudes to death - using “do not resuscitate” instructions more often and letting people die when appropriate instead of making intrusive and harrowing interventions that prolong life but not quality of life.

I hope the PPE for health workers is properly looked into. All we hear about is supply issues but we must look at demand. The PPE quantities being used are just staggering and can’t be right.

I hope there will be recognition for statisticians and mathematicians. Whilst hundreds of thousands of people will probably be saved by health case workers I suspect millions of lives will be saved by the work of a small number of statisticians and mathematicians working globally who have guided social distancing and other public policy.

I hope people keep up with exercising locally. As well as the obvious health effects I feel it will improve local society (seeing your neighbours), and help people appreciate what is on their door stop so that they feel less inclined to travel. That should then reduce environmental impacts of frivolous holidays (I just don’t think the world can accept the environmental impact of luxury cruises, cheap package holidays etc.)

I hope people realise that the high street has to change. The irony that people moan that shops are closing but also say we need to stop buying single use and disposable items has to be resolved.

I hope our local vegetable, meat and fish suppliers keep delivering to our houses so we can be less reliant on supermarkets.

I hope pedestrians remember they have to look before crossing the road (during my one hour bike ride yesterday I had 3 step out in front of me without looking, I guess because there are few cars around).

I hope our two sons who are both at university manage to get jobs and people in the future are understanding of all the kids whose education will have been affected by the events of 2020.

Those who don't learn from mistakes are doomed to repeat them.