• Remove 'Great' from 'Great Britain' & rename U.K. 'F.U.K.' (Former United Kingdom)
    Due to the embarrassment caused to the U.K. by Boris Johnston, Nigel Farage, Michael Gove, David Cameron (and many of the Leave campaigners of the Tory Party in general) in leading the country out of the EU and then jumping off the sinking ship, we the people believe that these islands can no longer be called 'Great' Britain or a 'United' Kingdom. The financial devastation caused by the outright lies and misinformation of the Leave campaign, backed up by the xenophobic Murdoch media, is a disgrace. We have been diminished by the small minded and the greedy. Any so-called ‘union' name should reflect our newly diminished status.
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    Created by Guy Sheldrake
  • Shuffle Hunt
    Jeremy Hunt is a divisive Health Secretary who has presided over a period of unprecedented unrest within the NHS. He has alienated doctors over their contract reforms, and threatens the future of the nursing profession through the removal of key financial supports for nursing students. Theresa May, as the new Prime Minister, has an opportunity to build bridges with doctors, nurses, and the wider NHS. A new Health Secretary is the right starting point to restoring the NHS' trust in the government.
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    Created by Tom Riddington
  • Petition for a snap election following the appointment of Theresa May as PM
    As the head of our government, she is the lead representive of the British and Northern Irish citizens. However, having won by default, her views do not represent a large number of UK citizens, such as those who support the following: The ban against fox hunting & badger culling The EU Convention on Human Rights The necessity for public bodies to work to address social and economic inequality Free university education The abolishment of the Bedroom Tax Support for LGBT community to be able to adopt Those against the deportation of EU citizens and those from across the world As part of the democratic process, the UK public should be given the opportunity to have a say on who their Prime Minister is, by voting in a General Election.
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    Created by Hazel Rodriguez
  • Abandon Prevent in Schools
    The government’s Prevent strategy, a centrepiece of its national counter-terrorism policy, is stifling the freedoms of children in classrooms across the United Kingdom and is counter-productive. It is leaving a generation of young Britons fearful of exercizing their rights to freedom of expression and belief and is counter-productive by driving children to discuss issues related to terrorism, religion and identity outside the classroom and online where simplistic narratives are promoted and go unchallenged. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQR0QZDPMvU Recent legislation in the form of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 places an obligation on public sector workers, including teachers and child care providers to report individuals including children considered at risk of being drawn into terrorism based on their perceived association with non-violent extremism. Yet this obligation is based on a vague definition of extremism that includes opposition to ‘British values’, and a set of prescribed indicators of vulnerability to extremism that include ‘a desire for status’ and ‘a need for identity meaning and belonging’. Children in classrooms across the United Kingdom have been impacted by Prevent. For example, a 8-year-old boy was interviewed, without a parent or guardian present, and ‘cautioned’ for wearing a t-shirt with Arabic writing on it. Since the incident, the child is reluctant to return to school and is experiencing stress related health problems. A 16-year-old student with learning disabilities was referred to Prevent for borrowing a book on terrorism from the school library, and a 17-year-old boy who was questioned by police officers about his political and religious views after he was referred to Prevent for expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. This 17-year-old student also discovered that the police had collected information on him without his or his parent’s knowledge or consent, and was told that this information would be held indefinitely by the police and may be used against him in the future. Prevent is jeopardising the rights of children in the United Kingdom to freedom of expression and education in the name of counter-terrorism. We’re demanding an immediate repeal of the policy. For more information on the impact that the Prevent strategy is having on children in the United Kingdom see Rights Watch (UK)'s landmark report Preventing Education? Human Rights and UK Counter-Terrorism Policy in Schools http://rwuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/preventing-education-final-to-print-3.compressed-1.pdf
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    Created by Yasmine Ahmed
  • Public Finance Initiative
    It is important because the promises made under this deal was buildings would be constructed and maintain to a high standards. The report found out that many buildings were poorly built and many circumstances dangerous to the occupants. As usual no government minister,health board trust or local authorities wanted to appear on the programme to defend the PFI. As it stands the British tax payer will have to pick up the repair bills.
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    Created by Stephan Rees
  • Fight the Thames Garden Bridge vanity project
    Please help to save the public space on the South Bank. The controversial Garden Bridge is not needed here. Public money will be wasted for a project the campaign for which was never properly and openly conducted by the previous mayor. This will cost at least 60 million pounds in public money (cost estimates are rising all the time) and will ruin the currently beautiful views from Hungerford Bridge at Embankment towards St Paul's Cathedral. At least 30 beautiful mature trees along the South Bank Thames walkway will be cut down, and the present lovely long walkway, with its existing green open space, will be reduced.
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    Created by Cynthia Pelman
  • Protect Welfare For Disabled People
    The current 'austerity' policies are hurting only the poorest & most vulnerable people, whilst the wealthy have only gotten wealthier. This has led to the country being more divided than ever in recent years. The 'Brexit' vote is a prime example of this; where the disenfranchised voiced their feelings & now we need our Government to heal these wounds & bring us together, rather than promote further division. Disabled people are suffering particularly as a result of the cut-backs in public spending & we feel victimised. We have a right to try to lead as normal a life as possible & cutting benefits in what is one of the wealthiest nations on Earth is both unjustified & shameful. Many disabled people are genuinely frightened of where these policies might lead & what our future lives may be like. We've seen other people who claim benefits being used as a scapegoat in the media & we worry, 'are we next?'. We want assurances that this will not happen & that we will remain both valid & valued citizens. We hope & pray that these promises to halt these divisive & harmful policies are kept & that our worries are alleviated.
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    Created by Ian McDaid
  • Lush, Have a heart; delay leaving Poole
    Leaving punishes hardworking people, Show there is humanity at the heart of Lush, more than just a bodyscrub, Stay and build a better Britain , contribute your taxes to the NHS We may vote to abandon Brexit , give us time to realise we have been fooled . The Brexiters are no longer in Power!
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  • Move Parliament North- reunite our divided nation
    What has become clear from the Brexit campaign, is the bleakness of the divide between London and the rest of the country. Currently London holds every source of wealth and power in the country, as well as the natural advantages of position and climate. Seriously addressing the north/south divide requires more than moving the odd back office function - only a radical move of this magnitude stands any chance of acting as a catalyst to shift power away from the massively dominant south-eastern corner of the UK; regenerating and re-enfranchising the North. From a practical point of view, at a time when the existing parliament buildings are becoming extortionately expensive to maintain, renovating existing buildings in a northern city would be relatively affordable; MPs expense claims would be reduced and MPs would more readily grasp the reality of life outside the London bubble. Time honoured traditions could be maintained, but with a fresh impetus and relevance for people outside the capital. I am a Londoner, I love London and have no wish to live anywhere else; but I understand London has enough going for it to flourish without parliament - in fact, could well benefit from losing it. There is no question for me that the country as a whole would benefit from the move.
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    Created by Susannah Finch
  • Donate Nigel Farage's EU pension to charity
    Nigel Farage has been an MEP since 1999 and despite his loathing of it, he has been happily pocketing the £84,000 annual salary. His record of attendance would see most children thrown out of school as he skives most sessions and is currently ranked 746th out of 751 MEP's when it comes to voting on any legislation. He has been fundamental in the UK voting for Brexit, however despite this he is still going to claim his salary for the next two years (in addition to all the expenses that accompany the position). As an MEP he will also be entitled to a monthly "pension" of £5,400 for life which is a waste of tax payers money from whichever country it has come from.
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    Created by Graeme Gall
  • Chris Skidmore - Support Proportional Representation
    The country, and the people of Kingswood, recently voted for a shake up of British politics. Citizens of Kingswood feel underrepresented by the political system in the United Kingdom. Mixed-member proportional representation, as used in the devolved assemblies of Scotland, Wales and London, ensures that the views and concerns of all citizens in each constituency are better represented at a national level. At the 2015 general election 24,873 voters in Kingswood, 51.7% of the voting public, saw their votes count for nothing. Their votes for Labour, UKIP, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, the BNP, TUSC and Vapers In Power did not contribute to the election of a single MP in Westminster. Their voices have effectively been silenced. The story is the same all over the country. UKIP received nearly 4 million votes and only 1 seat, the Greens received over 1 million votes and also only 1 seat. The result of the 2015 election was arguably the least representative in modern history, leaving voters powerless and disillusioned. This is not democracy. We, the people of Kingswood, urge you to represent our wishes and take every opportunity to back mixed-member proportional representation in your role as our MP.
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    Created by Daniel Johnston
  • Public Enquiry into the Events leading upto and following the Death of Dr David Kelly
    In the light of the recently published Chilcot report on the lead up to and subsequent execution of the Iraq war, it has become clear the incident relating to the death of Dr David Kelly is fundamental to the events leading up to the decision to invade. Dr David Kelly had grave concerns with the evidence used in justification of the war. Jack Straw the foreign secretary at the time belittled both him and his concerns about “sexing up” the government dossier promoting the war. Dr Kellys subsequent suicide left many questions unanswered and conclusions drawn after the Hutton enquiry are less than satisfactory. I believe the events leading up to and following the death of Dr Kelly should be reinvestigated and all files relating to this should be made public.
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    Created by Steve Parker