A Huntingdonshire academic has written a book detailing his research on threats to humanity, including the Covid pandemic.

Gordon Dyer hopes his book entitled Safeguarding our Future ( systems thinking framework for action post Covid-19) provides an important message and will open up channels of communication.

The book is available online and is free to download.

Gordon, a former military man and senior lecturer at the Open University, says: "The book is the culmination of my research over some 30 years as an academic.

"The book suggests a starting point and an evolutionary approach to correct the unrestricted pathway to disaster we (humanity in general) are on, despite a world of impending and rising threats.

"The book title includes Covid-19 but this experience was simply another catalyst to write a book about dealing with future threats.

"I deal with topics outside the current UK Covid-19 inquiry. I see the inquiry as a method for placing blame and a means for continuance in the usual divisive way.

"I dig deeper and conclude that our current political system – liberal democracy - is not particularly effective in dealing with threats.

"The book could therefore be challenging and controversial to some. However, I believe that my suggestions offer hope in going forward not just in the political sense but in many public services and social settings.

"I suggest a way to engage with this huge problem, by beginning with small groups and encouraging them to create what group members would collectively see as a better future (loosely a safer and fairer future). This is the opposite to just letting their future happen."

Gordon has already had some good feedback and five-star reviews for his work and hopes people will take the time to download the book.

Download instructions: Go to: archive.org/details/safeguarding-our-future (gives description and reviews). Signup to archive and then return to archive.org and use the search term Safeguarding our Future and restrict search dates from 2023 to 2023. Download as .pdf or .epub.