The Heathrow Fire shows that in Britain there is a stability problem

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The investigator will undoubtedly take some time to understand the cause of the fire that closed the Heathrow airport on Friday, breaking more than a thousand flights and touched on about 200,000 travelers. But it doesn’t take long to see how vulnerable UK is. In this case, the electrical substation in the neighboring suburbs provided a single point of failure at the most lively airport in Europe.

HUB airports need energy of small cities, and quite correctly, prioritizing safety. Hitrov claims that it is impossible to back up the energy necessary for the safe work of its activity. It’s not good enough. It must establish that the alternative supply is available on the network and can be switched to unobstructed if necessary. Overall, the regulators should require that all critical infrastructure providers regularly evaluate vulnerabilities and stress check their ability to recover quickly.

As the world forecast continues to darken, politicians wake up to the lack of UK’s stability – not only in the country’s infrastructure, but also more widely in the economy and society. From underwater cables to energy networks, the UK is exposed.

The pandemic must have a purposeful mind, but it seems that little lessons have been studied. A report Last week, with the long-term resilience center, it shows that the UK is in the worst position to respond to biological threats than before COVID-19. Today, the government has a very low interagency visibility of key information about where we shout pharmaceutical ingredients. This makes the coordinated action very complicated.

However, with the right vision and direction, we can create stability. In the 1930s, the government considered the wide reorganization of the state as outlined Whitehol, History of Peter Hennex of Public Service. Now we need the same ambitions – reasonable processing at the top of the government, a fundamental change of thinking in the public service and a response that covers the whole society.

Sustainability must be made by the main national priority accompanied by proper management. The National Security Advisor, renamed the National Advisor and Security Advisor, must claim responsibility by reporting the Prime Minister. We need to study in business and present the chief director of the specialist to observe the fortified risk management process at Whitehol. In addition, as recommended by COVID, an independent external authority must be established for the care of the government’s care and Groupshink.

Pat Macfadden, who heads the Cabinet of Ministers, should lead to an entrepreneurial approach to the risk throughout Whitehol, guaranteeing that civil servants learn to perceive, understand and manage risks. As many reviews have agreed over the decades, the public service needs to develop talents in the private sector, innovation to reward and agility, as well as to encourage officials to work in various agencies. The government has promised reform. Now it really has to deliver.

But the government has no answers. Society also plays a role. After Sweden, which introduced a new mandatory civic duty, the UK can create a civil reservist across the country, focusing on emergency reaction and preparation for cyber -defense. These measures will help not only create the foundations for the country’s sustainability, but also give young people the necessary skills and promote national responsibility.

The government has pledged to spend more on UK armed services and invest in military industrial ability. This is necessary, but not enough for the range of extreme risks we face. We need to build an elastic country as in the past. Fortunately, the fire affected Hitrov was extinguished and the services resumed. We may not be lucky next time.