• Stop Holland & Barrett from bullying small businesses
    As reported by the BBC, The Times, The retail Gazette, This is Money and other media outlets, Holland & Barrett have recently demanded a 5% cost reduction from all of its suppliers: Holland & Barrett accused of squeezing suppliers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35347578 Holland & Barrett attempts to “smash-and-grab” from suppliers http://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2016/01/holland-and-barrett-attempts-to-smash-and-grab-from-suppliers Most of Holland & Barrett's suppliers are new companies starting out or small companies and this is a typical case of a large corporate bullying small businesses. While portraying a friendly face to the public, it appears that Holland & Barrett are using their position to unfairly request that suppliers lower their prices and also foot the bill for a £3m investment in security tagging and high definition CCTV for its stores. Despite making £146m in profit last year, the Health giant is squeeing it's suppliers dry. As the public we want to see small businesses supported and large corporates that are in positions of power, to act in a fair manner.
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  • legal aid for child cases
    This is so important.. how can a child custody case be judged honesty and truthfully if one or both parents cannot afford representation. .. it means that the parent who CAN afford a lawyer has an advantage over the other, as he or she will not know the law as well as a lawyer. This means that the child's welfare is NOT being judged fairly
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  • Televise Rio 2016 Olympic Swimming Trials
    Swimming is one of the top attractions at any Olympics Previous trials have been filmed, including heats Maintaining a legacy comes with participation Televising the trials is a perfect way for the public to see the talent before Rio Inspires future talent Team GB finished 5th at the Kazan World Championships with 7 Golds
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  • A homeless help gift wall in every city
    This is so important because the goverment thinks that the homeless people are invisible ... they are not, we all see them every day. We all see that our goverment no longer represent us and must stand together. First the homeless next the old and the disabled next the sick and the weak .... NO! NO! NO! this the line .... sign please . We need to come together now! x I'm just some guy who has had enough. bless your heart for reading this.
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  • End inhumane immigration detention laws
    I am visiting detainees in the Verne Detention Centre and am seeing first hand the tragedy lots of those detained are living through. This is inhumane. They are not criminals. It drives a large number of them to self-harm and suicide. This cannot continue on British soil.
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  • Mobile Phone Unlocking : Stop network providers from thwarting your network transfer
    Customers are buying mobile phones which are usually locked to a network only to find they are not enabled to transfer to another network in a timely manner. It is bad enough that a fee should be charged for the transfer, but to not allow the transfer in a timely manner of say 3 days and exacerbating the situation for a month or more is ridicuous and a problematic vexation to the consumer and is certainly not necessary. Case in point: I purchased an £80 mobile from ASDA as Vodafone pay as you go for my son. My son used the mobile for 6 months. I was offered by Virgin a good deal on extra mobile numbers on my account and so agreed and pay for the service for my son. I called Vodafone and explained the situation and they gave me a PUK code to transfer the number, which I have used and received the new SIM card from Virgin. On putting the new SIM card in the mobile I discovered that the mobile was locked to vodafone and so I called them.Vodafone had not informed me that I would need to pay £19.99 to unlock the network and told me that since I had ported the number I would now need to purchase a new Vodafone SIM and put £20 credit on it to pay for the unlocking. I purchased the new SIM and put £20 credit on it and called Vodafone again only to discover that I would need to use the credit and the Vodafone SIM for a month before they would even allow me to transfer the mobile to another network. We the customer are being treated abysmally by these network providers and OFCOM the government body put in place to protect the consumer and who are funded by the tax payer, have done little to prevent this malpractice. Let's make the world a better place and remove this vexation by getting fair legislation in place and regulated by OFCOM
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  • Move Parliament
    Parliament has to be renovated. It's crumbling and the roof is leaking. To renovate with MPs in situ would cost £2.2bn more than if they moved out and take up to 29 years longer according to a BBC report. MPs might not like it, but moving out permanently to another part of the country is a no brainer. In any case no other western democracy has the political, financial, sporting, tourism and cultural centres in one city. The UK does. Its crippling the country. It causes immense congestion in London and massive distortion to the economy as a whole and as a result makes it more difficult for the UK to compete. So why do our MPs not want you to read this? It is surprising. Permanently moving Parliament and providing on-site residential accommodation would give our MPs the opportunity to prove that they are not the self seeking, greedy individuals, loathed by many as a result of the expenses scandal. How? Well they would no longer own second homes that had their mortgages paid for by the public purse, but which they could sell at a vast profit when they left Parliament. There would be no profit for them if they lived in purpose built, publicly owned accommodation in the South West, North East or West Midlands for instance. They would be doing something that was in the public interest but not in their own. That they won't do it without there is a huge public outcry is a given and even then they will fight and rubbish this suggestion. The region that gets the new Parliament would see huge investment and employment opportunities open up. Civil with massive savings in unemployment benefits and big increases in income tax revenues. This money could be invested elsewhere in the UK, thus ensuring all regions benefit. The investment would be No region would suffer. Londoners would see price pressure on homes reduce, but tourism related jobs increase. House inflation would be controlled and not ripple out to the rest of the country in the way it does now, thus helping to keep the cost of living stable. And the boost the poorest region got by hosting Parliament would reduce dependency and mean there could be lower taxes or increased spending for all regions. So this hurts no region and benefits all. Please help push our MPs into taking this action by signing this petition and then requesting your MP to give their support. They will have to vote at some point in this Parliament and it is important they get this decision right.
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  • NO TO FOOD BANKS
    14th-18th Dec 2015: over 350 individuals came to Loaves and Fishes Charity in East Kilbride for food for their family. They were desperate - mothers crying because they had nothing for their children to eat. Some were walking 3-4 miles with children in the rain. If it's happening in E.K. then it's happening in other areas. We get constant cries for help from social work & welfare depts because they can't help them. Their only crime is being poor. At least during World War 2 our mothers payed for their food. 2016 they come to food banks because they have no money
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  • Help Save the Lives of Innocent Animals
    The dire state these animals live in is shocking and appalling. Please help to save their lives from starvation and isolation. They are kept under cruel and inhumane conditions. https://www.rt.com/news/329620-armenia-zoo-abandoned-animals/
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  • Keep St Silvans car park open
    Please help keep this valuable facility open.This car park enables people with children and dogs etc to be able to disembark from their vehicles safely away from moving traffic on the highway. Staffhurst wood is a very popular woods with locals and with visitors from further afield. Offering it's natural beauty all year round (not just bluebell season) it is perfect for walkers, families, runners and dog walkers alike. The woods also have a lot of history as in the war it hid Canadian air men as there was an ammunitions factory in Hurst Green. Although there is another car park, it is the other side of the woods and feels a little bit too remote. Parking in this car park is also made more difficult by the trees growing in the middle of the parking area. The closure of this car park according to Surrey Wildlife Trust is due to the maintenance and up keep costs (this is estimated at £156 per annum !) As a regular visitor of this car park there are always other vehicles there when I arrive and different ones there when I leave. SWT have NOW proposed only seasonal closure and this proposal will incur the costs of welding a hinged bar to the already existing height restriction structure! Also after an email to SCC they have replied stating SWT will be monitoring DISPLACED parking ( at extra cost? ) .Please help keep this car park open and everyone still able to enjoy our great British woodland in safety.
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  • Stop Lincolnshire County Council cutting funding for local bus services
    Lincolnshire is a very rural county, and not everyone has a car. A lot of people rely on their bus services to get in groceries, to go to work, or hospital. Transport is a vital link for travelling to work, to community services, such as health servicea and shops. They are also vital for enabling social contact with friends and families, especially for those who are disabled or elderly.
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  • HOUSING THE ELDERLY CLOSE TO RELATIVES
    My parents have been trying for 10 years to get social housing closer to their immediate family, this will help them with living a better life and be cared for.
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