• FBI vs Apple for Human Beings
    I'm not a terrorist, my wife is not a terrorist, my kids are not terrorists nor are my neighbours terrorists. However, I do not want government to be able to access my personal information on my device, in the cloud or where ever and whenever they like. If you think that they will require a judges decree to access your data, think again. 1984 comes to mind, they work for us, they must listen to us. Go away, leave us alone and stop perpetuating war and devastation around the world!
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    Created by Stephen Hughes Picture
  • save Little Oaks preschool
    The staff and children at Little Oaks will suffer if this change goes ahead this year
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    Created by Tasha-magic Darval
  • Save The Birch Tree Inn
    This is important to the local community of Glasshouses, Wilsill and Blazefield who have been using the pub for the past 170 years and continues to be an important hub for many activities, including Glasshouses Village Association, Glasshouses Development Association, The Birch Tree darts team, The Birch Tree dominoes team, quiz nights, Pateley Bridge Walking Festival, cricket club meetings, two book clubs, etc., as well a place to meet, eat and drink. The Nidderdale AONB also needs tourists and this pub provided a very attractive asset for day-trippers, walkers and cyclists alike. This pub had not failed!!
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    Created by Simon Tame
  • End the destruction save the Calais Hunger Strikers
    The Calais Jungle is home to approx 6-8000 people fleeing war and persecution. 305 of these are unaccompanied children. Many are vulnerable, elderly, injured, ill or pregnant. Many families have young families have young children. Many have family in the Uk they are trying to reach. The boarders are closed and these people find themselves in a desperate state of limbo. The recent court ruling of the demolishion of the south side of the camp promised -Peacefull, humane eviction would take place over several weeks -no use of bulldozers -adequate alternative accommodation would be given -community spaces would be protected This was a LIE Excessive use of CSS gas and water cannons have been used to aggressively force people from their shelters. People were given an hours notice to leave. The new containers have as little as 150 spaces left. There is no where else for these people to go. As little as 1 bus a day had been taking people to centres across France. Lack of communication means many do not know where they are being taken to. Women and children have been targeted by gas. Many children have been hospitalised. There had been 1 confirmed death of a infant. The following is a statement from the hunger strikers. "We on hunger-strike because we left our countries to find our human rights and unfortunately here we find none" "At 12 noon, 2nd March 2016 we stopped eating and sewed our lips together. We will continue not to eat until our demands are met." Currently 9 men are on hunger strike. Their lips have been sewn shut in protest at their voices not being heard. We enter into the 7th day. They are becoming weak but remail determined. It is vital their human rights are listend to. Please sign and share this. Other ways to help are to email your local MP using this letter to request urgent action is taken https://calaishungerstrike2016blog.wordpress.com/solidarity-actions/
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    Created by Brighid Langtry
  • End the gender bias in autism diagnosis - girls matter too
    Being a parent of a beautiful child that is currently going through this process I understand the complexities that arise from having a child that has different needs. It not only affects the individual but the whole family as a unit. Research tells us that THOUSANDS of young girls are getting misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness and MALE BIASED assessments. Meanwhile this leaves the families crying out for help and more importantly our children suffering unnecessary anxiety, stress and a low quality of life. As a parent all we want is for our children to be safe, healthy and happy. Our children have a right to a fair assessment and service.The whole autism process is way too complicated, frustrating, inconsistent and can take years to attain a diagnosis. No diagnosis no help. Individuals with autism are NINE times more likely to die prematurely, with suicide being the principal cause. This figure could potentially be a lot HIGHER if girls are getting missed. Many girls will have either have been dismissed as a problem child or driven by their overwhelming anxiety and depression into an already underfunded mental health service. We as a society always focus on our physical wellbeing, yet both emotional and physical walk hand in hand. There is an urgent need for the government to address this GENDER BIAS and ensure ALL KEY PROFESSIONALS across the UK are trained and made aware of the differences. Additionally ALL AUTISM SCREENING TOOLS need to include the subtle autistic traits of girls to ensure fairness and consistency. Awareness, early diagnosis and intervention is all that is needed to help our children. Please sign this life changing petition to ensure that no female child or adult gets overlooked or misdiagnosed and suffer unnecessarily. http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/interview-dr-judith-gould-women-and-girls http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15332985.2015.1031858 http://autismwomensnetwork.org/autistic-women-misdiagnosis-and-the-importance-of-getting-it-right/ http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/simons_simplex_community/autism_in_girls http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2016/apr/05/autism-learning-disability-premature-mortality
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    Created by Nicola Heady
  • To home Lucy Lovelace and her 72 yr old mum.
    So that the pair of them don't freeze to death in this cold weather.
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    Created by Psuline Griffiths
  • Blue Plaque For R D Laing
    R D Laing is one of the most important figures in mental health treatment. His important work should be acknowledged and celebrated.
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    Created by Ali Asad
  • Save Lichfield Library
    The Friary site was gifted in 1920 by Richard Cooper MP for the ‘permanent use and benefit of the citizens of Lichfield’. It’s an important and historic public resource for the people of Lichfield and surrounding areas. It is not just a library building, but a fantastic community hub. The proposals to relocate to St Mary’s in the Market Square would see a drastic reduction in floor size, so the space for books, computers and various community groups will be greatly diminished. Library services are evolving and public funding is being slashed, but the County Council has a duty to ensure an open and democratic public consultation about the future of the site, before any decisions are made on the future of the building. The County has shown a lack of transparency on it's strategy for disposal and some details of the deal have only recently been disclosed. To achieve the disposal of the whole site requires the Library and Record Office to move out. The County Council is obviously motivated by the financial pressures they are under rather than the local community benefit the services and site provide. Once the site is sold, it will be lost to the people of Lichfield forever.
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    Created by Robert Pass
  • Action against raising the Small Claims limit to £5000
    The proposal has been presented as necessary to target fraudulent whiplash injuries suffered in Road Traffic accidents. This is not correct. The proposal affects victims of all injuries, however suffered, including injuries at work. The Government has already relaxed the Health and Safety obligations of employers and the data on whether this has resulted in an increase in works accidents is not yet available. The consequence of raising the small claims limit is that anyone who suffers an injury such as a fractured ankle, caused by the negligence od another, is unlikely to be able to employ a solicitor to fight for recompense. Solicitors fighting for justice for injured people already work on a no win no fee basis so if there is no negligence then there is no legal fee for the injured person and if there is no negligence then there will be no entitlement to be compensated. The injured vulnerable person who is a victim of negligence is therefore immediately placed at a disadvantage against an insurance industry with vast amounts of money and legal resources available to them. The law of negligence is complicated, the court systems are complex and expensive and the insurance industry are increasingly employing tactics to intimidate legitimate victims of injuries to avoid payments out from the vast amounts of money from premiums paid to them to increase their profits . The combination of all this will leave the vast majority of victims of accidents who suffer physical and financial loss without access to justice.
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    Created by Kerry Kirkbride
  • A new Health Centre for Lochgelly
    The health centre, which has been in place for over thirty years, is no longer fit for purpose. Structurally the building requires significant investments for the level of repairs required and the level of capacity it is no longer able to accommodate the increasing demands placed upon it. In an area which has higher than both the Fife and Scottish levels of multiple health problems we need a Health Centre which is able to support the increasing population and provide support for the varying degrees of mental and physical support that the people of Lochgelly deserve.
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    Created by Lochgelly Community Council
  • Save St Lukes, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton
    St Luke's Church, built 1861, is arguably Wolverhampton's finest building. Described by Pevsner in The Buildings of England as 'furiously unruly' and also the birthplace of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, the distinctive and unusually colourful, poly-chromatic, Gothic Revival architecture marks it out as being of national architectural importance. The Church closed in 2014 following a Church of England consultation and is now at risk of demolition http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/18/endangered-architecture-the-fight-to-save-victorian-treasures/
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    Created by Aaron Gill
  • Save The Kings Arms, Kingsbridge
    The Kings Arms has been on its current site in the centre of Kingsbridge since 1775 and has offered hospitality to locals and visitors since that time. It is currently closed and is in a dilapidated state - spoiling our main street which otherwise enjoys virtually fully occupancy with independent traders and giving a terrible impression to visitors new to the town. We want to open a dialogue with the owners to see about reinvigorating the building and to let it, once again, be the heart of our community.
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    Created by Philip Cole