• Nigel Farage: call to apologise for "without a single bullet being fired"
    Last week Jo Cox MP was gunned down after her surgery. Bullets were indeed fired in the lead up to this vote. His comments are disgusting and completely disrespectful to the fact Jo cox mp was shot and stabbed to death during the political campaign http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/eu-referendum-nigel-farage-branded-shameful-for-claiming-victory-without-a-single-bullet-being-fired-a7099211.html
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    Created by Kirsten Hepburn
  • Call for Early General Election
    With the news of our elected departure from the European Union and the resignation intent of current PM David Cameron, I believe that an early general election is vital. There are many ways to implement this decision, and - having demanded more political control - the people deserve the right to choose the way forward, and who leads it. The quicker we call this, the quicker it can be decided and we can begin the serious job of negotiating a fair exit from the EU and restoring faith in a seemingly divided country. Under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act an early general election can be called if a motion (as worded in section 2(2) of the Act) that there shall be an early parliamentary general election is passed by the House of Commons with at least two thirds in favour of the motion.
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    Created by karen van hoey smith
  • Call for a general election following the resignation of David Cameron.
    The Conservatives are no longer the party which was elected by a very narrow margin in 2015. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove do not have a mandate to lead the country simply by virtue of being on the winning side. We need a democratically elected government for a new and challenging phase of our country's history.
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    Created by Lucy Townsend
  • Expand the powers of the Electoral Commission against misinformation
    After a closely fought contest, and the final result which is beyond contention, we must confront the prospect that a portion of the referendum campaigning was based on misinformation, and sometimes outright lying. This petition seeks to draw attention to this, given that the tactics used in this referendum on both sides, such as scaremongering, will more than likely be utilised again, and are damaging to the democratic character of this country. We ask that powers against these be expanded from its current form: “While we have regulatory duties relating to campaign spending, including in relation to political advertising/election material, we have very few powers to deal with the content of material published by candidates and parties, or their general conduct. In most cases we will not be able to deal with such complaints, which should instead be made directly to the party or candidate responsible for the material.” http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/complaints
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    Created by Chris B
  • No Confidence
    The referendum was called purely as a sop to various conservative members of parliament and their voters, who hinted they would join UKIP. It has cost the country a huge amount of money, time and energy for what is in effect an internal party problem. The government and its supporters are now split in a most acrimonious way, and can not pretend to be a functioning government. After the results are announced, whichever way they fall, there will be in-fighting within this party of government and a lack of concentration on the needs of the nation. They will have a large percentage of the population seriously disgruntled with what result there is. We, the people, must demand a fresh government, through a democratic election, and not through various internal oustings of existing holders of office.
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    Created by Steve Ehrlicher
  • Members of Parliament to be paid same as lowpaid workers
    So that MPs are not cushioned from the effects of their decisions ,so they fully understand the problems of low income citizens not just in theory but in direct practice,to give them an practical incentive to improve the lives of the UK.s lowpaid worker, to eliminate careerist /opportunist MPs from our Parliament(I.e those who enter parliament for selfish monetary motives ,or as a stepping stone to careers in the media ,business or the eurocracy),to end the divide between the political elite and the working class of people which is so corrosive to our society,and which leaves the way for unscrupulous demagogues, non democratic ideologists,etc to flourish.,and in many countries has led to extreme political violence. Such a measure would purge our parliament of the selfish
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    Created by brian ogston
  • Stop Donald Trump's Visit to England
    Watch 'the world at war' and you'll understand how important good working relationships, justice and compassion are. It would also be good to write to TV channels to ask them not to give him coverage should he come to Britain.
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    Created by Sally Phillips
  • Stop privatisation of Defence Business Services
    Veterans’ welfare, armed forces pensions and the handling of casualty notifications are all at risk as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to privatise its shared services organisation – Defence Business Services (DBS). DBS employs over 2,200 people and is responsible for MoD armed forces and civilian pay, pensions and HR, delivering welfare to 900,000 veterans and their dependents, handling casualty notifications and administration 24 hours a day, UK wide security vetting and making payments to all defence suppliers. MoD’s track record with private companies in DBS generates some big concerns. In 2012, Serco and Accenture were brought in as management partners where they were paid for running the organisation but additionally received 40p for every pound saved via ‘efficiency gains’. This led to reckless cuts, asset stripping and manipulating of performance measures in a profit grabbing frenzy. In many areas of DBS, jobs were cut to generate a saving (and profit for Serco and Accenture) but were then reinstated at a later date. When the Serco-Accenture contract was brought to an end this year, it was hoped that common sense had prevailed. Yet now the MoD want to go one step further by fully privatising the running of DBS. The MoD argue that this will bring them savings but history tells another story. Instead, it will result in cuts to services, putting those who rely on DBS, like veterans, MoD staff and army personnel at risk. It could also open the door to offshoring of work and defence sensitive data as companies seek to maximise profits. The alarm bells don’t stop there. A recent National Audit Office report has revealed that privatisations of other shared services across Whitehall has failed to deliver value for money to taxpayers, with long delays and rising costs. DBS is one of the largest and most complex shared services organisations in Europe, carrying out sensitive and critical services to the MoD, its staff, the armed forces and veterans. The MoD should safeguard this by keeping DBS public.
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    Created by Rachel Hickman
  • Keep Camden Town Food Market Independent
    Camden Town is one of London's major tourist attractions and part of its charm is the amount and variety of small business owners who each sell a wide range of food from all around the world. Some were in tears yesterday as the new market management told them the news.The independent traders were also told to keep very quite about this development or they would be turfed out before the month was up ,The new management intend to replace the 200 present food traders with a corporate style concept where every trader is working for them with a till system taken .
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    Created by Tom Maloney Maloney
  • Removal of Sir Philip Green's Knighthood
    Due to his arrogance towards BHS staff and Parliament he has lost the right to keep his title
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    Created by Steve Thompson
  • Postpone the EU Referendum
    Sunday 5th June - Sir John Major describes Boris Johnson as a "Court Jester" Boris Johnson replies that Sir John is "mad". This is just one example of the pitiful quality of the debate. Is the electorate better informed to make this life changing decision? My answer to this is No. I'm no clearer now about what the £350 Million is all about, its just a number. Do we get anything in return? What about the faceless bureaucracy in Brussels? What do they do? What do they really cost? And the reason my answer is no is because politicians and commentators have not mustered strong arguments, they haven't informed, they have simply mislead - on both sides of the debate. The people who should be congratulated for integrity are Alisha Dixon and 5ive who when they realised they were being used as political pawns, pulled out of the Brexit Event. We cannot allow this to continue to move forward in our name. Please sign my petition.
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    Created by Mark Beach
  • Transparency in individual councillors' voting record
    There is a complete lack of transparency in local government democracy where individual voting records are not kept nor available for scrutiny.
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    Created by robert sheard