Submitted on Tuesday 21st April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 7th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
No return to 'Business as usual' after COVID 19 restrictions lifted.
This has shown that people can accomodate huge changes in short spaces of time. This opportunity should be used to bring the country together going forward, in embracing a new, healthier, fairer, significantly more environmentally conscious future, instead of returning to the ratrace of normality.
People want major changes after lockdown ends. Pollution has gone down, energy consumption has gone down, nature is recovering. People are buying more locally produced food items. People are appreciating the work of proffessions that have long gone unrecognised or considered menial(nurses, teachers, shop staff). People are walking & cycling more, and in some ways are now connecting (virtually) more with friends and family all over the world.
We want to continue down this less destructive path.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you don't want to see a return to business as usual after the lockdown, but it's not clear what action you want the Governmetn to take.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Require suitable businesses offer remote & flexible working to employees: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318057
Study impact of home working on health & the environment and act on the results: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/317466
Rebuild the economy out of lockdown with a Green New Deal: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/317343
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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