• Politicians must keep promises or lose power
    The public no longer trusts politicians and will stop voting if trust cannot be restored. Following the break of Nick Clegg's pledge on tuition fees, politicians could see that his party remained in the coalition government and he remained as leader. The country needs honesty from politicians, it's ok to say 'we'll try to do something' even if they fail in delivering, but if they say they 'will do something' the electorate are entitled to believe they have done their homework and are positive they can deliver, otherwise they shouldn't promise. When politicians lie to get office or make claims they haven't thought through, they damage democracy. They should also make it clear before an election, which manifesto promises are negotiable in the event they are asked to form a coalition. It is a fundamental breach of contract to gain office on the strength of promises made and then renege on those promises when in power. The electorate needs to show there will be consequences if they do.
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  • Stop the right wing slide of this country!
    Many ordinary people in this country fear another Tory government and are also concerned about the rise of UKIP. If the result of the 2015 election is similar to the 2010 result we do not want a tory government of any sort! The only way to achieve this in my view is a coalition of left wing parties. All three parties together would be a government of social, economic and environmental justice for all and not just the wealthy elite. We call for the three party leaders to come together now and agree to a true power sharing coalition in the event of a hung parliament. If this happens, then if you vote labour you'd get Labour, If you vote Lib Dem you'd get the Lib Dems and if you vote Green you would get the greens. Please, do this for the good of the whole country!
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  • Election Now
    We need a government of the people for the people
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  • Parliamentarians vote for their self-interest
    This practice is blatantly corrupt and a blight on the reputation of the "mother of parliaments". Perhaps that phrase is meant to refer to the U.S. meaning of "mother". It should not.
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  • Independent Enquiry for Scotland v England Goal Count
    This is important as there is masses of evidence (sorry, we don't have any of it to show you) that proves that the Scotland v England football game, played on the 18th November 2014, was rigged in favour of England by the Westminster Establishment. The fact that 3 Scotland goals were found in a bin behind the BBC HQ is just one bit of proof we have of this claim (again, sorry we have no proof of the claim. I'm sure we can make a video or something). We all know that Scotland actually won, so please sign this petition!
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  • Justice for Shahzad and Shama
    Justice for Shahzad and Shama On 4th November 2014, a Christian couple Shahzad Masih (26 yrs) and Shama Bibi (24 yrs) were beaten, tortured and burned alive in the fiery furnace of a brick kiln -while those baying for their blood screamed praises to Allah. The incident occurred after Muslim accusers led by Muslim landowner Yousaf Gujjar alleged Shama had burnt the Koran. He then sent men to three mosques in neighbouring towns, while he tried to coerce money out of the couple who he had locked in a room on his land. Eventually in response to local Mosques preaching hatred over their loud speakers, a mob of over 300 Muslims gathered outside the locked room. They climbed the roof of the building and entered through the straw roof. They then beat the couple with sharp and hard implements, stripped them naked while they goaded them and finally burnt then alive in the kiln - when they could no longer stand due to their fractured bones. Until Pakistan reforms their ways more Christians and other minorities will meet a similar fate. This is not acceptable in the 21st Century or any other century. Petition by Wilson Chowdhry of the British Pakistani Christian Association Read more here: http://www.britishpakistanichristians.co.uk/blog/christian-couple-burnt-alive-in-brick-kiln-after-alleged-blasphemy The BPCA have initiated a benevolent fund for the family of Shahzad and Shama, if you would like to contribute, please follow this link: http://www.britishpakistanichristians.co.uk/blog/protest-in-kasur-on-9th-november If you are in the UK please join our protest outside 10 Downing Street, from 11am on Saturday 22nd November 2014. http://www.britishpakistanichristians.co.uk/blog/evangelical-christians-call-on-westminster-to-take-action-against-pakistan-for-summary-execution-of-
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  • ARE COUNCILLORS ABOVE THE LAW?
    Currently there are no mechanisms available to hold errant councillors to account other than through judicial review, which is beyond the financial reaches of the average member of the electorate, This is clearly unacceptable in a true democracy especially when councillors are currently judged by the Ombudsman or any other legislative body to be at serious fault they are not held accountable for their unlawful and maladministration practices/decisions!
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  • Solve the problems of prostitution - Sweden's way
    This petition arises from reading about of laws passed in Sweden that (a) made the purchase of sex a crime (b) decriminalised the sale of sex (c) trained the police in judiciary to view prostitution as a crime of violence against (largely) women and children (d) provided good funding for social services for prostitutes wanting to leave prostitution (e) provided funding to educate the public. As a result, human trafficking into Sweden is near zero, the number of women in street prostitution has reduced by up to two thirds and the number of johns has decreased by as much as 80%. The original article, with credits, can be found at http://esnoticia.co/noticia-8790-swedens-prostitution-solution-why-hasnt-anyone-tried-this-before
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  • Work Assessment contract - USA Company Maximus
    In June 2001- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that two MAXIMUS employees filed discrimination complaints against the company. The employees stated that MAXIMUS is so lacking in diversity that the companies minority employees referred to it as "White Castle". July 2007- MAXIMUS settled a lawsuit brought against it by the United States government for involvement in falsifying Medicaid claims for $30.5 million. September 2011- MAXIMUS INC. was sued by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for disability discrimination for failure to promote a female employee because it regarded her as disabled. MAXIMUS settled the lawsuit in August 2012. Is this really the right company to take over from ATOS to assess ill and disabled people for their ability to work.
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  • Referendum for a Directly Elected Mayor of Durham County Council
    Durham County Council have abandoned communities across the County and people have been left without representation. If we move to vote for a Mayor, a candidate WILL be standing who would return the County to District Councils, giving people a say in their Communities. Sign the petition and start the process to bring back democracy to the people of County Durham.
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  • BBC NEWS: STOP THIS MEDIA BLACKOUT OF THE BEACH PARTY
    We feel the BBC News coverage of the Elections has, to date, been unfairly biased against the Beach Party. This bias is evident in the complete absence of coverage of the Beach Party yet they have been advertising UKIP for months and they have only just recently won their first parliamentary seat largly thanks to the main stream media propaganda. OCCUPY EVERYWHERE POWER TO THE PEOPLE NOT JUST THE 1% Sandy Andy is running for the 2015 General Election and the BBC are censoring this information: We Can Build a Better World! The Beach Party Politics are simple- Free Food Free Housing Free Health Care Free Higher Education Free Electricity, Heating, Water, Internet and Basic Utilities. The Beach Party manifesto is to provide these things to every citizen and will make politics more interesting. The BBC is evidently only working for the interests of big business and unethical industry profit which it has done for many years. Times are changing more rapidly then ever as we become more entangled with the interweb, but we hope for the sake of the world that this change goes in the right direction. Humanity could easily be obliterated by war, become slaves to Big Business Corporations or fade away amid the mounting effects of climate change so we hope to address these Bias Bloody Companies head on, with an online petition. If you think these ideas are important to stand up for, then please sign this and tell your friends. The Beach Party was founded on the simple aim of ”Being Nice” … pass it on! Anonymously we rise together – Andrew Robertson offers hope. It’s a pretense that we live in a DEMOCRACY in the UK, lets be honest, it’s a PLUTOCRACY which desperately needs re-shaping. Noam chomsky said a Princeton University paper by Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page shows that our economic elite and organised groups representing Big Business Clients interests have substantial independent impact on governmental policy while average citizens and mass based interest groups have little or no impact. This behavior of Blatant Bias Corruption to benefit the few at the expense of license payers is frustrating for everyday people who fund these Big Bogus Companies. We can change things but we need to wake up to reality. The Beach Party is throwing its hat into the political ring with forward thinking ideas that aim to change life for the better, right now, for the majority of the population but the media should not be censoring this information. How do we pay for all these free things offered by the Beach Party? The UK currently spends more money on war then it would cost to feed and sanitize the whole world, so understanding this, it’s easy to see how we could feed everyone on our small islands. There are more empty homes in the UK then homeless people and profit from our utility companies is in the multiple billions. Profits at Britain’s ‘Big Six’ energy suppliers are five times higher than they were in 2009 yet average wages have barely increases. This doesn’t seem fair at all. The world produces enough food and has enough space to feed and house everyone alive but capitalism is used to ration goods and services to people with money. As a result many old people who have contributed to this country their entire life now cant afford to heat their house AND buy food. This system is designed to make the rich people richer and the poor people poorer. This country has never been collectively so rich but 1 in 3 now live below the poverty line. Somebody has to change this. http://www.dirtybeach.tv/politics-in-the-uk/
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  • Improve annual tax statements to avoid political propaganda.
    George Osborne has been criticised for sending millions of households annual tax statements that show the biggest chunk of their contribution going towards welfare, it has been described as “political propaganda masquerading as neutral information”.
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