2015 saw 1.5 million 16 and 17 year olds were denied their democratic right to vote in a referendum which impacts this generation the most. June the 8th of 2017 the U.K. will see a general election and a repeat of young people being denied a voice. Lowering the voting age will help the UKs voter turnout deficit. Giving 16-17 year olds the opportunity to cast their vote will help create manifestos which are targeted not only to the older generation but also to the younger generation.

Edmonton is one of the most deprived areas of the U.K. It is also perhaps the most ethnically diverse and community spirited. Since busking in Edmonton I have had children dancing, pensioners singing along, people taking videos and selfies and nothing but support, smiles and good will from everyone who has heard me playing. We have had many troubles in Edmonton....particularly gang-related murders, but people here strive to live in harmony, and amidst the struggles of their day to day living they seem to enjoy my busking more than those at Covent Garden, Piccadilly Square, the London Underground and all across the U.K. and places I have played over the globe. I generally believe that my attitude and music contributes to the joy and beauty of this very special town. I have been stabbbed, struggled through mental illness and foster care, but have been a youth worker for the twenty years I have lived in Edmonton and I merely want to give something to these wonderful people and help my own journey a little in an honest positive way.

An escalation of hostilities could result in a nuclear war that would kill thousands of innocent people with no tangible outcome.

Paramedics provide a life saving service and currently as they are not classed as exceptional allied health care professionals this means funding is not available, even as a loan, if you have an existing degree. This also means that students who do get loans do not get travel expenses paid or accommodation like other healthcare professionals. The nation is crying out for paramedics and the funding is a huge barrier eliminating opportunities for highly skilled people who simply can't afford the £29000 tuition fees and then the extra travel and accommodation expenses. The finance is stopping people from training to provide life saving services.

Times are hard for everyone now and grandparents helping out too still money is hard to come by....and one or two outlets should not make a high profit out of school uniform.....

There are so many people who need a safe place to sleep and we have perfectly good places fro them to stay if they were made accessible and secure.

We as the British public must be able to make an informed choice of who we want to lead the country into the Brexit negotiations.

Current planning law states that if a developer will make less than 20% profit on a new development, they can ignore a council's regulations about building affordable and social housing. Leaked documents from several developers have shown that the maths they use to work out their profit margins are purposefully misleading, allowing them to claim they will make less than 20% profit on a development by undervaluing the prices of the houses they will sell and over-costing the labour. To combat this Islington, Greenwich, Lambeth and Bristol councils have introduced a policy that forces developers "viability assessments" to be made public. By bringing these dodgy maths into the public domain, Councils, campaigning groups and individuals will be able to hold developers to account and force them to use more honest maths.

Because it's really annoying and an unnecessary invasion of privacy

I was born in halifax and now I know why Halifax is not up there with Bradford or Huddersfield (close regions). However small Huddersfield might be it does have a good park with basketball courts (greenhead park) and Bradford have an awesome park (lister park) with 6 basketball hoops - 3 pitches. I really want to play basketball and there is no place in halifax where I can play for free. This needs to be sorted out.

The best way to put a case to the British electorate is through broadcast debate, with evidence showing huge ratings for previous broadcasts. Politicians should work to maximise the political engagement of the electorate and so should put in place a process to ensure that televised debates become a standard practice in the British general election cycle.

The people of the UK are becoming more and more disenfranchised with the democracy of our country. Less and less people are voting and more and more people are complaining about the Government we have. From statistics from the last two General Elections, more people have not used their vote than have voted for the winning party. Things need to change. Nobody believes politicians anymore, because manifesto promises are regularly not being kept to and are being used simply as a gateway to get into power. This petition is to call for this to be rectified, no longer should manifesto's be interesting reading that can be simply discarded by the people that wrote it once the election is over. It is time to give these documents defined and concrete meaning. A break of a manifesto promise by the Government should mean that a General Election is called immediately. The breaking of a manifesto promise is a default on an agreement and the basis upon which the Government is put into power. Additionally to this, all manifesto's should have to be fact checked under meticulous scrutiny by a independent organisation to ensure that that promises made within manifestos are based on accurate and valid information. Only with this change to law, can we have a true democracy again, with people that believe in their power to vote and believe in the vote they make.