• Teachers against Gove as Conservative leader
    Michael Gove has been the most divisive Education Secretary in living memory. He has undermined the teaching profession and the education system and set children up to fail. We believe his repeated grave errors of judgement make him unfit to lead the country and we do not wish to serve a government with him at its head.
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    Created by Emma Bull
  • Keep UK maternity rights if we leave the EU
    Maternity rights protect every woman in the UK. They make sure we aren’t passed over for promotion due to being on maternity leave or that we can come back to the same (or similar) job after time away. Here are the main maternity rights under threat, let's make sure they're protected as we leave the EU: Maternity leave of up to a year Maternity pay for 39 weeks Reasonable paid time off for ante-natal appointments (and the ability for partners to now accompany you) Contractual rights should continue during maternity leave, including accrual of holidays and pension contributions The right to return to the same job if taken up to 26 weeks’ leave and right to return to a similar position if over 26 weeks Redundancy protection Protection from dismissal and detriment due to pregnancy/maternity leave
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    Created by Organise.org.uk - The UK's workplace campaigning site Picture
  • Taking back control of essential services & industries
    In the post brexit world it will be essential for our country to be in full control of all the means necessary to survive. On our own we would have a diminished ability to negotiate favourable terms with the rest of the world and In such circumstances we cannot risk putting ourselves into a position where we can be held to ransom by any foreign government or multinational corporation. The only way this can be guaranteed is to own and control all the things required to be self sufficient in what will become a hostile trading climate.
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    Created by Mick Miles
  • Reform or abolish the House of Lords as it is unelected and undemocratic
    We have elected to leave the EU, one of the main campaign issues was that the EU Commission is not Elected. The House of lords is Also NOT Elected, so therefore unfair and undemocratic, lords are appointed not elected by the people. For example; David Cameron can appoint more Tory peers to the House of Lords.
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    Created by Paul Palmer
  • Higher penalties for acts of racism and hate crime
    We need to make it clear that this is not acceptable behaviour in our society. We need to act quickly in the wake of the increase in reported crimes of this nature to protect those at risk.
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    Created by Crystal Storan
  • Counteract racism and xenophobia
    Do you need to know? I have experienced racism. For a white English native this is probably unusual. For me, the thing that I most wanted was for a load of random people to come up to me and tell me they're glad I'm here. When you hear one racist outburst, you immediately feel that many people must think the same way but don't express it. You wonder what proportion of people begrudge your presence. In my experience, the people who aren't racist are embarrassed by those who are. They feel that it's better to just ignore them and act as though they don't exist. But what is really needed, is for people to come and admit, yes there are some, but not me, and not me, and not me, and not me. WE are ALL happy that you are one of US.
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    Created by Joshua Hale
  • Mike Penning: deliver a post Brexit hospital for West Herts
    Hemel Hempstead hospital has been downgraded for many years and patients are forced to travel to Watford. Conservative controlled Herts County Council had the chance to object to the decision to downgrade the hospital and refer the decision to the Secretary of State, but they chose not to. Mike Penning MP has made the hospital an electoral issue in every election since 2005 but nothing has changed. He didn't openly campaign for Leave but said that leaving the EU would be better for Britain. Serving Conservative Ministers said that billions could be spent on the NHS if we voted to Leave. These claims were painted on the side of their bus. We want Mike Penning to put his money where his mouth is and stand up for the people of Dacorum and resign if Leave campaign promises on NHS funding are not honoured and we don't get a new hospital for our community.
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    Created by Sandy Palmer
  • Boris promised to apologise
    Because Boris promised to apologise if Brexit won the day and the British economy suffered as a result
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    Created by Helen Appleton
  • An open letter, and appeal, to our partners in Europe
    To our partners in Europe, We need your help. Many of us in Great Britain are distraught at the results of our EU referendum. We are sad, horrified, ashamed and worried. We do not want to be torn away from a Union which enriches our lives and is so strongly part of who we are. We appreciate that we live in a democracy where our opinions, and choices, are not all the same. But this choice, one which will have an immeasurable impact on our lives and our futures - on our children and grandchildren’s futures - is too devastating not to challenge. We would request that you consider the following before any motion to formally sever Britain’s membership of the EU is accepted: 1) You will be aware of the small margin by which the Leave side won, and that those who voted to Leave represented only 37% of the electorate. 2) You no doubt also know that amongst the younger demographic of voters - on whom this will have the most-felt and longest effect - the results were overwhelmingly to Remain (it’s worth noting, too, unlike during the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, the voting age was not extended to include 16 and 17 year olds, despite the impact it will have on them). 3) You may be aware of the astonishing untruths - not just the general political scaremongering, which was certainly present on both sides - but very specific lies blatantly presented as facts, which were a foundation of the Leave campaign, encouraging votes based on information which was utterly fabricated. That in itself should have been illegal: if this were a court case, would the prosecution be allowed to invent evidence without there being a mistrial? The Leave claims are being increasingly exposed, undermining the integrity of the result. 4) Those who led the Leave campaign have now publicly admitted that they had no plan in place for Britain in the event that they won; a criminally cavalier lack of responsibility regarding the welfare and livelihoods of millions in the UK and beyond. 5) As this was an advisory referendum only, there is no legal obligation for the result to be implemented; in fact, it would be disastrously irresponsible to do so. Already, we are becoming crushed under an avalanche of consequences, including the break up not only of the European Union, but the United Kingdom, as we watch Scotland (entirely justifiably) claim another referendum for their independence. The Northern Ireland peace process is also now in jeopardy. We appreciate that our alliance with the EU may not be perfect and, like any partnership, needs to evolve and be subject to reform. But the question of our EU membership should never have been put to a public vote, one which was only offered in an effort for David Cameron to win General Election support his party feared would be lost to others. This was a gamble with catastrophic consequences for millions. On both sides, our people - those who wished to Leave, and those who wanted to Remain - have already been let down by poor governance, over many years, which has created deeply felt inequality, divisiveness and distrust. We have been encouraged to feel under attack, from those outside the UK, both through immigration and bureaucracy (as with other countries, we are caught in a race to the bottom from those pedaling a smokescreen of anti-European, anti-immigration sentiments). But our membership of the European Union has become something of a red herring, a false target at which to direct this anger. That anger is understandable: but please, please don’t let the circumstances surrounding this referendum - a spitting cauldron of misinformation and disenfranchisement - leave us with a result that is only very dangerously furthering the divide. Our country has deep wounds which will take time, effort and great change to heal, but millions of us believe that leaving the EU will only further hurt us. Please know that we don’t want to be isolated and fearful, to reverse our country to darker times. We desperately want to remain part of the European Union, to promote peace and opportunity and unification, to look to a better future - a future those who founded the Union wanted for us. And we would hope that support in maintaining our membership of the European Union would further encourage unity between all member nations during these tumultuous times. We implore you to allow us, the citizens of Britain - your fellow committed Europeans - to appeal this referendum result before irreparable damage is suffered by us, and many others throughout Europe. With hope and solidarity,
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    Created by Emily Davidson
  • Charge Nigel Farage with Incitement to Racial Hatred
    The poster was intended to influence voters in the EU referendum by wrongly blaming immigrants for all the UK's problems. It has been exposed as inaccurate (it shows Syrian refugees in Eastern Europe, not EU migrants in the UK) and compared to Nazi propaganda against the Jews. In the 4 days since the vote to leave, there have been many horrifying examples of racial hatred reported in the press and on social media. This behaviour is illegal, as well as being deeply distressing to the victims and and damaging to our society as a whole. The country needs some very clear messages that racial hatred is unacceptable, and a high-profile prosecution over this notorious poster would be an excellent start.
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    Created by Jane Jones
  • Don't let Brexit spell the end for our natural environment
    Whichever way you voted in the EU referendum, I hope you will agree that we live in a small country with a high population density and ever increasing pressure for development of our green areas, which both support our wildlife and give people space to exercise, relax and play. We have lost so much natural habitat already it would be a tragic if one of the results of this referendum is the erosion of our remaining wild places and their associated wildlife. Due to our high land use, it is also important that stringent regulations on pollution of air, water and land are kept in place. This will ensure that our small island remains 'a green and pleasant land'.
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    Created by elizabeth pimley
  • Introduce a Universal Basic Income into the UK
    Because the anger demonstrated by Brexit reflects the deep sense of alienation not only from political life but from engagement in society which is felt by so many. As the food bank queues grow longer it is essential that we move beyond welfare to create a truly radical reshaping of our economy in order that all can participate.
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    Created by Geoff Smith