Having a job and earning a decent wage is a necessity if we as a society are going to address some of the biggest concerns facing our generation. Poverty has a devastating effect on families across Scotland and in-work poverty has no place in the 21st century. There is no excuse for low-pay, when time and time again it has been shown to be not only an ineffective means of employment, but also a hindrance on long-term sustainable economic growth. Low wages result in poorer services, higher staff turnover, increased absences from work and a lower quality of life for staff stuck in low pay. We have not only an opportunity, but a responsibility, to tackle poverty and eradicate the blight it puts on people’s lives once and for all. Addressing low pay will not put an end to hardship overnight, as it is only part of a much wider and more complex picture of social justice, but it is a start, and it should be our goal to achieve it.

Other countries are using this fund to support their steel industries. Here’s a giant pot of money into which Whitehall should dip its fingers. Please do. Jobs, communities and a vital industry should be supported.

I'm a former season ticket holder and lifelong West Ham fan. I was disgusted to see that West Ham's Vice Chairman, Baroness Brady, voted with the government to take away tax credits from working families, even through around 40% of working families rely on the credits. Nearly half of all children in Newham are growing up in poverty according to the Campaign to End Child Poverty, so why is Baroness Brady taking it out on our community, instead of supporting the people of West Ham?

People have died in their thousands and will continue to die if this government is allowed to continue!

The devolution deals in Greater Manchester have been done behind closed doors and local people cannot be confident that the new deals will work for them. For example, many healthcare professionals are very concerned about the impact on health services and social care in the region, with impending, severe cuts on the way to Council funding. But the 'northern powerhouse' revolution also has an opportunity to be an inspiration for cities all over the UK - if the devolution process takes place in a truly transparent and democratic way that delivers real social, environmental, economic and democratic benefits in the genuine best interests of the many. That is not what is currently happening and needs to change fast! If the new devolved powers are to work for the people of Greater Manchester, local people must be the drivers of devolution, not the passengers. It must be driven by the people, not by small cliques in central government and City Halls.

Voters are fed up of political parties breaking there manifesto promises.

The conservative party has repeatedly told us of the importance personal responsibility, of self-reliance and of fiscal responsibility. It is time to practice what they preach. They decided to hold the conference in an area that is seen as a heartland of trade union, the cooperative movement and left wing politics. It can only have been deliberate. For these reasons the people of Manchester should not be forced to pay the multimillion pound bill for this private event. If you go to a sporting event, the club pays; if you go see a band, the venue pays and by default those attending through the ticket price. This was a private ticketed event so those attending should pay. This is especially true at a time of such swinging cuts.

The majority of the nations in the world are republics where such a ceremony would be regarded as at least quaint but, more likely, as a strange feudal remnant. There is a substantial minority of republicans in the U.K.for whom such a practice could only be viewed as demeaning. It is unnecessary for any M.P.s who have already committed to representing their constituents to make further pledges. Whether the Privy Council is an antiquated elite with access to the state's security secrets is an appropriate institution for an open democracy should be abolished could be a worthwhile subject for future debate.

No longer can the family head register everyone so each applicant must register themselves and there is a large number who have no vote particularly among the transient population ie.private renters and students.

The problem Care affects all of us. Everyone knows someone- a family member or neighbour or child - who needs care and support to live a full life Social care is organised by Local Government. Central government cuts have resulted in a 31% cut to adult social care in the last 5 years, this is in excess of £4.5 billion worth of care . Half a million older and disabled people who would have received social care five years ago now receive no local support . Big decisions about how the future of social care could be sustainably funded are being kicked into the long grass: manifesto commitments for 2015 have already been moved to 2020 and beyond . The cuts don’t just hurt people who need care and support to live a full life, though. They also: - Prevent many people who work in care from earning a fair or living wage - Make it harder for organisations that provide care to survive; many have gone out of business - Add pressure to an already pressured NHS when support can’t be provided to people who should be able to remain in their homes - Makes life tougher for family members who provide care for loved ones - Create social isolation, poorer mental health and inequality - Stop people having the right to live independently and take control of their own lives - Mean more and more people end up paying for their own care; those who can’t afford it often go without. The opportunity On the 25th of November the government will publish a Comprehensive Spending Review that will have a major impact on the future funding of social care. We think a lot of people don’t know about the scale of this care crisis or the impact it has on society as a whole. We also think that a lot of people would care if they knew more about it. We therefore need your help. We want government to know that people care about care. If you think care should be properly funded and improve people’s lives and the local communities we all live in, please simply write the words “I Care” on your hand and take a photo. You can share your image and thoughts with us on Twitter @UkCareCrisis or the social media platform of your choosing using #ICare. Please also sign this petition asking the government to debate and take urgent action to stop the Care Crisis. Or, of course, you can do all of the above. If you know others who care about care please tell them about #ICare. We know lots of people are very anxious and care deeply about the future of social care. This is our chance to show we all care about care. Thanks for your time.

Oil & gas companies are looking to explore for more fossil fuels within Mole Valley even though Climate Change scientists and most world powers demand that we move away from our dependency on them to renewables. To be looking for more fossil fuels at a time when we have already found over 5 times more fuel than we can potentially use is utter madness and criminal.

The Ministry of Defence has sought out and killed some (erstwhile) UK citizens in the Middle East, based on intelligence that, from there, they were actively planning terrorist outrages in the UK. But is that legal and desirable? Targetted killing may perhaps be justified in times of war, especially when the evidence is compelling. Are we at war? But is it worrying that the MoD may have taken steps which breach, or at least weaken, UK legal rights for everyone? The UK did not, for instance, assassinate Saddam Hussein, even though we were at war with Iraq. We support fair trials, eg at the Hague, rather than arbitrary execution, of people who appear to give every evidence of wrong-doing .. but is it conceivable that some apparent traitors in ISIS have been acting under duress? The death penalty has been withdrawn, even for traitors, in the UK. So we would like Mr Gove to clarify a) whether the death penalty has been brought back for treason, b) whether treason can be proven without a trial (even in absentia), c) whether the prevention of harm makes targetted assassination legal (overseas or at home), d) whether assassination of an erstwhile or current UK citizen is legal in any circumstances, and e) whether the MoD has broken any British or other laws in seeking out and killing particular people (including current, or erstwhile, UK citizens) in Syria and the Middle East , without any form of trial,?