• Better Pay and conditions for Drivers (HGV, C+E)
    As there is a current driver shortage within the UK, it is important that Drivers pay and conditions were improved, having a structured pay system like other industries, and better conditions for parking would improve the recruitment in the transport industries. We want to have better facilities for drivers, there are not enough truck stops in the country, those that there are overcharge and the facilities are inadequate
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    Created by Mieczyslaw Kedzierski
  • SAVE OUR FRESH FISH AND MEAT COUNTERS AT ASDA
    The reason why many people come into ASDA is because of the fresh meat and fish counters given the dwindling butchers and fishmongers’ shops on the high streets. If the fresh meat and fish counters were to close then they would not have the option of purchasing fresh meat and fish locally which is an important alternative to packaged and processed products. Also, the friendly staff provide social interaction that the shoppers enjoy – it is part of the shopping experience. According to the GMB union 2,832 staff jobs are at possible risk of redundancy. In my local store in Havant, this includes the 7 members of staff, some of whom have worked there for decades. Add your support now by signing this petition to let ASDA know its customers are very concerned and want senior management to hear their voice.
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    Created by Chr Conwell
  • Betting shops
    The betting shops help to keep people with gambling addictions forever victims.
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    Created by Hazel London
  • Wealthy tax dodgers
    I have just signed a petition to pay more taxes. Which I support - but it rankles the the not-rich are signing this petition, while the super-rich pay peanuts.
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    Created by Chris Harris
  • Government Subsidised Solar Panels
    This would be a low cost and fast-acting solution to free up resources for cash strapped hospitals and communities in the UK, with enormous benefits to the environment should the government be prepared to subsidise the currently prohibitive costs on solar panels, as has already been implemented with home insulation schemes.
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    Created by Abigail Webster
  • Making a good end to life - part of the debate on the future of social care
    “I would like to die because life is a constant battle with symptoms and I am worn down by this. More and more my life is taken over by daily tasks such as eating, dressing, and showering, leaving little time for anything else. I still love life very much but I am very tired of trying to make life enjoyable. I would like to die now whilst I still love life, and it is clear to my friends and family that I love life." Jan Sutton https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-to-discuss-assisted-dying We need to do more to give people in Jan's position better choices at the end of life. The Prime Minister recently announced that he will begin cross party talks on the future of social care . That discussion should include consideration of what happens at the end of life. First we need better access to end of life palliative care. According to the institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) 47% of people in Great Britain die in hospital but only 10% of medical staff feel equipped to deliver appropriate care at the end of life. The IPPR recommends that professionals working with people at the end of life should receive appropriate training and more effort should be put into delivering end of life care outside hospitals within the community. Second we need to consider legalising assisted dying for those who want that option. Appropriate safeguards would be required. The option of assisted dying at a point of their choosing for people should be avaialable to those who are terminally ill or whose life has become intolerable to them due to chronic illness or disability and who have previously publicly expressed a wish for this option Providing medical assistance to end a life is legal in Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland and seven US States. Research among Canadians with experience of receiving palliative care showed that 78% of them wanted to have the option of assisted dying . A survey by IPSOS Mori for the Economist in 2015 found that 58% of the population of Great Britain believed that people who are terminally ill or find life intolerable due to incurable physical or mental suffering should have the right to assisted dying. Subject to appropriate safeguards we need to have that right here https://www.ippr.org/files/2018-05/end-of-life-care-in-england-may18.pdf https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-018-0304-6 https://www.economist.com/briefing/2015/06/27/attitudes-towards-assisted-dying
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    Created by kathleen dunmore
  • EDINBURGH NEEDS A PERMANENT MARKET/BOOT SALE PLACE
    Its important as a community gathering .Often items were sold for pennies and items normally out of budget ranges were there at a reasonable price. I bough a lot of my clothes and dishes for my home there Along with curtains and other necessary items. Too many people live on hourly or short contracts and boot sales are invaluable Charity shops have almost priced some parts of our community out altogether Their prices have risen -a huge amount- Its also a great communal meeting point and if a permanent place was provided perhaps a small cafe could be set up too ,creating a job for someone??!! People just love a good market .
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    Created by Cait Ni Cadlaig
  • STOP HUNTING SCOTTISH WILDLIFE
    To stop this woman and all people thinking it is okay to hunt animals for sport Why anyone would think it is morally just to kill a innocent creature is beyond me and for nothing more but because they believe it to be fun
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    Created by Lewis Kelly
  • Make all new homes Zero Carbon in use
    The government has released the The Future Homes Standard 2019 Consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings for consultation, but it is a huge and complicated document that takes a long time to fill in even if you know what it is talking about! But we are in a Climate Emergency - we just need to change the Building Regulations to make sure that all new homes are built to a much better standard. Zero Carbon in use is a good starting point, so let's not make it too complicated. Please sign this petition to make sure that we start building much better houses. Once they are built houses are very difficult and expensive to upgrade, so doing it now is the only sensible answer.
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    Created by Colin Usher
  • Bring back the Number 2 bus to Willen
    They have taken a major transport link for elderly + disabled residents who are unable to walk to the next stop to get the bus.
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    Created by Michael Gurden
  • Boots, Scrap Prescription Delivery Charges Now
    For the vast majority of people in the U.K. receiving their medications is a necessity and not a luxury, however, it is wrong for Boots to charge individuals like the elderly and disabled a £5 charge per prescription delivered or an annual charge of £55 unless the prescription is ordered online in which case delivery of such prescriptions from Boots are delivered free of charge. If the vast majority of small and independent Pharmacies can deliver prescriptions free of charge then surely one of the largest retailers in the U.K. can do likewise. This charge is almost a tax on health for those who can least afford it and I call on Boots to scrap this unfair charge immediately as it is hitting some of the most vulnerable members of our society. If Boots believe that the funding of Pharmacy services is not what it should be then that is a matter Boots should take up with the relevant Health Departments across the U.K. rather than introduce a charge which many can ill afford.
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    Created by John Bannon MBE
  • Plastic and foil laminated seal inside milk bottle tops
    The efforts to reduce global warming are hampered by actions such as putting unnecessary plastic seals under milk bottles. 1. It is futile to prevent leakage since the bottles do not leak once the seal has been removed and the cap securely replaced. I have never succeeded in losing one drop of milk even though I have tried to by swinging the bottle around. 2. To prevent tampering surely another method should be used which doesn't involve the use of plastic. 3. It is difficult for the elderly and those with arthritic hands to remove the seal.
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    Created by John Hart