Having fled to this country for fear of her life in Burundi, this lady has achieved a successful marriage and a daughter of twelve years of age. This woman has applied for leave to remain in the UK, which has been granted by the court, appealed by the Home Office, successfully counter appealed by the High Court and again appealed by the Home Office. Her daughter, a British National will not be allowed entry into Burundi to visit her mother. Her husband likewise will not be allowed to visit his wife in Burundi. The family will be wrenched apart, the daughter and husband will suffer psychologically and the lady herself will no longer be the asset to the UK that she has been able to be. In economic terms alone, the cost to the taxpayer in funding the Home Office legal costs, the possible costs to the UK National Health Service in countering the psychological damage caused especially to the the daughter and the example set to the world of a dispassionate and uncaring, numbers driven immigration policy irrespective of the right to a normal family life must not be allowed

The people of this country cannot afford a US style insurance based health service, when so many people have existing health conditions that insurance companies wont cover, the NHS must remsin free as originally intended for the benegit of all regardless of income.

Many people, especially older folk, rely on the Red Button Service for news and information on a wide range of subjects. Not everyone has access to a mobile phone or the internet.

This is important as transgender patients are being made to wait as little as 2 years right after their referral has been sent and accepted. A further 12 months is usually the case before medication is prescribed to the patient. We are usually looking at a minimum of 3 years before medication is prescribed. Living with gender Dysphoria is a horrible thing. It can lead to depression, self harm and in extreme cases suicide. This is for us just trying to biologically be who we were born as and are meant to be. These waiting lists are far far too long

Jacob Rees Mogg went on record to suggest that those who were killed in the Grenfell Fire disaster, lacked "common sense" for not leaving the burning building. The advice the victims and residents were given was government legislation rolled out by the fire service. These comments are totally unnaceptable .The Grenfell disaster was fueled by a lack of government funding and the neglect of properties homes to some of the poorest and most minority based communities in the UK. Jacob Rees Mogg has shown his lack of sensitivity and is no longer appropriate to serve in parliament. In memory of the victims of a neglected community, abandoned by their own goverment of 9 years.

Millions of people globally smoke cigarettes and the impact the filters are having on our environment is awful.

millions of cable ties are cut and thrown in the bin every year

The UK is sharply divided and people don’t always feel their views are represented by their MP’s. A PR system would end the need for tactical voting and enable people to vote for a candidate who represents their views without fear of their vote being wasted.

Risca Citizens Advice provides people with free and independent advice on many issues, including welfare benefits, debt, employment, family and relationships and consumer matters. The office is currently open for drop-ins on Mondays and Thursdays, and pre-arranged appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If the Risca office is forced to close, the nearest alternative within the Caerphilly Council area will be over 11 miles away in Bargoed.

The climate crisis requires action from every member of society; food plays a large role in our carbon footprint and choices based on carbon footprint information can empower the british public to make choices that benefit their environment, and help people to do their bit.

IT IS TOTALLY UNFAIR . THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE RISE BY AGE , KEEPING WARM , COPD DIFFICULTY WITH LIVING GENERALLY. SOMEONE AGED 65 HAVING A GOOD LIFE WHILE A 76 GOES COLD AND HUNGRY. HOW CRUEL IS THAT. I DO BELEIVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO CLAIM SOME MEANS TESTED BENEFIT ONCE YOUR SAVINGS HAVE GONE BUT MOST FIND THAT HUMILIATING AND WHY SHOULD YOU AFTER 50YEARS OF PAYING NI.

Peter Purves has been the much loved voice of Crufts for 40 years but now he's being unceremoniously dumped by Sunset+Vine the company who make the programme for Channel 4 for what appears to be purely ageist reasons.