• Introduce "Contempt of Community" law
    The proliferation of cynical lies contained within the recent referendum debate from both sides of the argument has exacerbated the divisions and mistrust now held by our people. The subsequent admissions of the use of false information by some have the potential to depress voters and increase the feelings of the lack of integrity within our society. We all deserve a better attention to truth than is currently displayed.
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    Created by Iain Johnson
  • Re-run the UK referendum on EU membership
    Those who voted in the EU referendum did so without the accurate, balanced, specific information they needed on which to make an informed judgment. As a result of the vote for Brexit the UK has been plunged into economic, political and social turmoil and uncertainty that will last for years and are likely to damage the country profoundly. Millions of those who voted Leave are now realising the vast, complex and negative impact of their choice, for the UK, Europe and the world - and so are those who voted Remain. Ireland voted NO in both referendums on the Maastricht and Nice Treaties, and on both occasions the Prime Minister went back to the people to vote again - and both times they changed their vote to YES. The same can be done in the UK. David Cameron needs to have the courage to swallow his pride and take responsibility for restoring stability and creating unity in a country which desperately needs both.
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    Created by Lindsay Wittenberg
  • We need open primaries for Labour leadership
    The PLP argues that Jeremy Corbyn is unelectable. The party members disagree. We need more people to believe in the Labour leader if we want to govern again. A nationwide series of open primary elections (as seen in some states in the US) will allow the voters to choose the candidate most preferable to them. A relevant change to leadership election rules is needed to settle this question once and for all. The result will be indisputable, and must be accepted by all, and is more likely to lead to a General Election victory.
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    Created by Saad Ahmed
  • Give us a better democracy, without the House of Lords and with a constitution
    Having been so careless about the future last Thursday we owe it to ourselves, and those who follow, to ensure that there is a representative democracy that works throughout Britain. Having a sensible second chamber would remove the hypocrisy of criticising the EU institutions. It would also kill the shame of having the largest wholly unelected second chamber in Europe. Agreeing a constitution would force us to reflect on the importance and fragility of democracy and how we make sure that it reflects the interests of all.
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    Created by Stephen Ashworth
  • Make voting in all UK elections/referendums compulsory
    Having lived through the recent referendum on Scottish Independence and last weeks referendum on membership within the European Union I feel our current democratic system is seriously flawed. I would like to see a move towards making it compulsory for everyone eligible to vote in a referendum or an election having to exercise their democratic duty. In order to ensure that each individual has had an opportunity to exercise their right I would like to see the inclusion of a "none of the above" box in each ballot paper, thus enabling those who do not wish to opt for the options availabe to still vote. I am aware that this system works successfully in other countries around the world. I think given recent events and the current political climate it is time to make a change to how we elect representatives, time to make changes to our political position in the world. I believe that making voting compulsory will ensure a fairer, more representative outcome.
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    Created by Sheona Jenkinson
  • Government to uphold and act on recent referendum result to leave EU
    This is VITALLY important as this is our democracy at stake. If the government overturns or does not act on the majority vote to leave the EU then we truly do not have a voice in this country any more. We might as well live under a dictatorship. Where will it end if the government decide to not leave the EU against the wishes of majority of the British people - will they then hold a second election in the general election if they do not get the vote they want??! Please support this petition, there is everything at stake here. If we allow the government to renege on their promises now then this gives them open licence to do it again and again in the future and democracy will be truly dead and buried.
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    Created by Jane McDonnell
  • Respond to the referendum with compromise, not division
    The EU referendum was advisory and the people gave you their advice. We told you that on this matter we were split down the middle: 48%-52% (35%-37%-28% if you include non-voters). That proper response to a balanced vote is not to comply entirely with the side that is ahead by a few percentage points. The proper response is to compromise. This is not a new idea. in 2010 we had an indecisive general election result and a compromise was reached. Rather than assuming that the referendum result means a country irreconcilably divided into two camps, a more sensible interpretation would be that changes to our relationship with the EU could be sufficient to produce a substantial consensus across the nation as a whole. Politicians should not try to wash their hands of this difficult process, under the pretence of carrying out the public's will.
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    Created by Jasper Kent
  • Cancel the Parliament summer recess, in order to prepare for our leaving the EU.
    Their duty to the their Constituent's and the Country must come before holidaying. We need to have very clear and immediate action to come up with solutions to the massive upheaval's we are now faced with. It's pretty clear now that there was no strategy in place for the UK's leaving the EU. They should now be made to Sit untill this is resolved. After all there was not going to be any House business that had to be dealt with till after the Holidays. Also I should like to know how in these days of enforced austerity the Bank of England is able to offer the Banks £250 Billion to see them through any upheaval,when they were the root cause of the Global Economy almost being destroyed, and causing Europe to Force austerity upon us, along with the collusion of OUR Parliament. We're out of the EU and need to adapt for our new circumstances to the best of all our abillities now, not after the Summer Holiday Recess.
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  • Mr Hannan, give a date for your resignation
    MEP Hannan has been one of the most vocal adversaries of the continuing participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union. He has claimed that he has no wish or need to remain as MEP. Yet days pass and he has not given any statement as to how he intends to follow through and make his intentions effective. Now that, at his request, the British public have voted him out of a job, it is important that he actually leaves his job. The ability of British politicians to follow through and act on their stated intentions is indispensable at this time of crisis. On it depends the credibility of our representatives among the public and on the international stage.
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    Created by Charles Boisvert
  • Councillors' UK Constitution Convention
    The EU referendum campaign and result has revealed a huge, almost unbridgeable, gulf between the concerns of the majority in this country and the MPs who are supposed to represent those views in parliament. This is a crisis of representative democracy that can be wholly attributed to the failure of our unwritten constitution and electoral systems. We need a new constitutional settlement for the people of the UK but it needs to be drawn up, not by the UK government and its civil servants in London, but by representatives who are closer to the people: our local authority councillors.
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    Created by Geoff Naylor
  • Give Pro-EU Brits & EU nationals asylum status to live in Independent Scotland
    For too long, we have been a passively friendly society, saying to our UK friends: as long as the UK stays in the EU, we won't leave you. It's often meant we have stood neutral between different values. And that's helped foster a narrative of right-wing extremism and grievance. This Petition will conclusively turn the page on this failed approach. It appears that our friends are in dire need of our help and as a friendly, cultural nation that benefits from all sorts of nationalities from across the world. We need to send a message that we will not allow those unwillingly forced into making their lives more miserable then it already is for them. We hope that the likes of David Cameran understands that this referendum has already caused instability across not only the entire UK but Europe as well. Thanks to this Referendum and the result. It has screwed over many people in not only Scotland but those living in the UK which is all thanks to far-right british nationalism and the propaganda that came with it. We believe a message needs to be sent for those who need help and not let them dead on track to major politcal clashes that will cause bubbles to burst. This pig beared referendum has cause enough damage and we would like to see our future not as a hateful and spiteful independent Scotland but a country that cares about the future of generations to come for all those who live here, including the Welsh. Thank you. - Extremezero the friendly Scottish misanthrope. P.S. There is a hidden message in the description for those who want to cheer up.
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  • A second EU referendum that allows 16-17 year old to vote!
    This is important because the future of the UK should be decided mainly by the younger generation and NOT the older generation who properly won't see the impact that they have put on the UK for leaving the EU!
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    Created by Sam Greenhalgh