• state pension age
    Most people now in their 40's have been affected by a state pension age rise from 66 to 67, but now, today, the government wants you to work until you are aged 68. This has been pushed forward years earlier than originally proposed. It was to be implemented in 2044 but will now be implemented between 2037-2039. This will have a direct impact on all UK taxpayers currently aged between 39 and 47 who were born between 06/04/1970 - 05/04/1978 - a total of 6 million people in the UK working population paying taxes and national insurance contributions. People within this bracket have already had their state pension age pushed forward 1 year by this government in it's current tenure which is punishment enough. You should be entitled to retire and enjoy the benefits of retirement at 67 without moving the goalposts. This opportunistic government has not only upped your age before you can claim back for your contributions - now it wants another year from you. I want to see the UK taxpayers protected by applying legislation that only allows one change to retirement age in a persons working age. 1 working career = 1 change not punishment. Please lets get this voted for and debated in Parliament.
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    Created by Col Handley
  • Public Sector Executive's Pay
    2 reasons: 1. The BBC have had to publish salaries because they are publicly funded. Similarly the NHS is public funded and we should know how much Executives are being paid. 2. There is an on-going discussion/debate regarding NHS Finances and Staff Pay is always highlighted, but never Executive Pay and we should know if they too are being limited to 1% pay rises.
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    Created by Cyril Eaton
  • Student Loans Should Not Be Considered Income
    Students are low income people and most of the money from student finance is to pay for things they actually need to pass their course , Books, Equipment , it also pays for research subjects Student finance should not be considered as income by councils when assessing Housing Benefit If HMRC dont consider it taxable income why do other depts consider it as income
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    Created by Ian McDonald
  • Ban private companies from running NHS car parks
    Nurses and hard working NHS staff should not have to pay for parking at their place of work. Quite often, nursing staff have to stay on shift to look after patients, especially in emergencies and then are finding themselves fined when their parking tickets expire. This is absolutely outrageous particularly as their wage increase has been capped
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    Created by Colin Wynne
  • Stop Gambling sites emailing and messaging people
    It is tempting people who would not normally seek out gambling establishments to start what could lead to an addiction.
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    Created by Angie Macmillan
  • Free University for Medical Students
    It has been announced there is a worrying shortage of Doctors and Nurses to ensure the NHS can continue to operate. Currently we are bringing people from overseas but failing to encourage our own to study Medicine. The cost of going to University is a big ask of anyone thinking of taking up a career that will not reap rewards for many years. For Nurses it is even harder as they will not get to be in the higher paid salary bands of top Surgeons. In return all students must commit once qualified to a minimum of 5 years working within the NHS. This ensures the taxpayers investment in their careers has a satisfactory return and we all see a properly staffed NHS for the future.
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    Created by John Armstrong-Coulson
  • Bassingbourn Skate Park
    Many boys hang about on bikes around the streets and this will stop that.
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    Created by George Bergin
  • Save Our North Derbyshire Hospitals
    Due to government cuts Hospitals around North Derbyshire are being closed. Our standpoints should be taken into consideration due to the harmful effects which would occur if this beneficent petition were not to be signed. Factors such as travel would become problematic especially for the elderly relatives having to use public transport in rural areas such as Bakewell and surrounding villages. The staff would have to be relocated perhaps to a less convenient area which may extend their working day and affect their life/work balance and would cost more in travel. Overcrowding would be seen in the larger hospitals which would have a drastic impact on waiting times. These are just some of the multiple problems North Derbyshire would face in the shutting down of some of their many hospitals. To also show support it would be very beneficial if you would come to the meeting in the County Hall in Matlock at 7pm on the 24th of July.
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    Created by Ella Lemon
  • Wipe off the parking ticket fines from NHS staff. And allow free parking for the future.
    NHS staff are vital in the UK. They save lives and shouldn't be penalised for it. There is no justification why they should be charged were they park their car using private car park companies in fines. It's disgusting to think it's actually happening. Needs to be resolved.
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    Created by Ozi Lopez
  • Challenge the touch taboo and encourage safe touch in schools and care settings
    Affective touch is a powerful medium for conveying empathy between people, for example when acknowledging that a child is highly successful, anxious or upset. A large body of recent neurobiological and psychological research clearly demonstrates that affective touch activates a crucial nerve system in the skin of all mammals that defends against stress and promotes feelings of well-being. A lack of touch is linked to less ability to cope. Safe touch also promotes discussion about what is not safe or wanted by other people.
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    Created by Sean Cameron
  • More peak time carriages
    The travel conditions are worse than the underground. We are squashed in like cattle taking up isles and all areas. We have the right to a seat for what we pay or to be able to at least stand comfortably.
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    Created by Gina Bartlett
  • Sterilised and SUFFERING
    Three years ago I thought that sterilisation was the best decision for me and my family but it turned into my worst nightmare possible. Like so many other women, I have been suffering in silence and it is destroying our lives. The pain, discomfort, depression, family upset (and so much more that we have to live with every day might have been avoided had we been advised correctly initially. Because PTLS is not yet a recognised health issue, women are not getting the medical help and support needed. Woman are getting into debt taking out loans to pay £1000's of pounds on private surgery for clip removal or having reversals so they can live a normal life. Personally my life hit an all time low where I considered extreme solutions to end it once and for all. It was a shared post a friend showed me that made me realise others were having similar issues with sterilisation and I started to research. This condition is real, so many women have contacted me to share their story. Other countries recognise it yet the UK remains blind to it. We ALL deserve quality of life and all we ask is that condition is researched properly, supported with dignity, explained more clearly initially and symptoms dealt with after professionally.
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    Created by Kirsty Tietz