• Keep Late Opening At Medway Libraries
    The libraries concerned presently open till 7:00 pm will now shut at 6:00 pm this will cut the availability of the library to all those local hard working people.
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    Created by Nick Smith
  • Zebra Crossing King Street Winterton
    There is no crossing facilities at all other than several speed bump crossing zones on earlsgate, with several in place on the same road. The lower end of the village has no crossing provision at all. All children utilise the church on a daily basis, plus there are vulnerable adults in the village that would gain some independence if they could cross the road safely to get to the shops.
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    Created by Pen Billam
  • Justice for the Maruti Workers
    On March 18, the Gurgaon sessions Court in Haryana, India, sentenced 13 Maruti-Suzuki auto workers to life imprisonment. The convicted are all members of the union  movement that began organising in 2011. The conviction of these workers is a shameful example of how judicial systems around the world are playing to the tunes of corporate interests. The 13 workers convicted for ‘murder’ are all – unsurprisingly – leaders of the union.   In 2011, workers at Maruti Suzuki ‘s Manesar plant formed an independent union and demanded recognition for it. Gurgaon-Manesar is an industrial belt, where employers fear that the organising of an independent trade union, even in one factory, might  embolden workers in other factories to follow suit.  On July 18 2012, Maruti workers gathered outside the factory gate heard that their representatives who had been invited for talks inside the factory, were being subjected to physical assaults by thugs employed by the management. Union members entered the factory in a mass action to rescue their comrades. Soon after, a fire broke out in which a human resources manager tragically lost his life. Immediately after, workers and union leaders were accused of conspiring to murder him. The prosecution witnesses in the Maruti case named 89 of the accused workers in alphabetical order. Defence lawyers established that the workers had been arrested on the basis of a list provided by the Maruti management and witness statements were then fabricated to fit the list. Labour law violations are an everyday occurrence across the entire belt. Indian labour laws recognise the right of workers to form unions, but attempts to do so are met with both intimidation and victimisation. The Indian government welcomes multinational corporations to ‘Make In India’, promising them a docile labour environment and cheap and good quality labour. The Indian judicial system is seeking to criminalise unions. But the attempted suppression and criminalisation of trade unionists has seen India’s workers uniting to fight for workers rights.
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    Created by John Sweeney
  • Promotion of peace in Syria
    We all hear many times about the necessity of war to bring peace in Syria; in fact nobody is speaking about the necessity of saving thousands of families from the breakout. The will of people is now very straightforward: it's time to stop destroying the life of innocent ones. We all agree to not be involved in any decisions of war. We all want you to finally speak for real peace. We know well that, during the wars in Iraq and Libya, western powers did not bring peace but instability, actually encouraging the rise of extremisms. They also led to massive immigration's flows towards the "doors" of Europe, such as Sicily, where the G7 will take place. Now it's our will to stop any military action in Syria and to be represented by you: please start promoting peace, be our voice during the imminent G7 and any other international meeting. We know how it is to live normal lives as normal people, then we think the safety of normal people and families in Syria should be a priority. Help us to bring them the only thing they really need: the cessation of further bombardments.
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    Created by Edvige Di Salvo
  • Parc Melin Mynach Deserves Better
    The historic mill and its surroundings is scheduled as an industrial monument of national importance and according to CADW has significant archaeological potential. Such sites need to be preserved for future generations. A plan and is investment is needed to make the most of this green space for local people and visitors.
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    Created by Stuart Hemsley-Rice
  • Was the Gas sold to Assad by UK used in recent Nerve gas attack?
    We need to know so we can stop so called peacemakers selling chemical weapons to Dictators who are killing innocent People. According to the BBC in 2014 "Britain sold chemicals and components to Syria that ended up being used in the manufacture of the deadly nerve agent sarin. A leaked Foreign Office document says they were supplied in the mid-1980s.Foreign Secretary William Hague said UK firms provided the materials and that Syria has admitted they played a role in its chemical weapons programme." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28212724
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    Created by Iberar Ali
  • West Sussex County Council - Bring back peat free Soil Conditioner/Compost
    The previous system was a 'virtuous circle' whereby West Sussex gardeners could dispose of their garden waste sure in the knowledge that it would be composted locally (in Henfield) and sold back to West Sussex gardeners as good quality soil conditioner/compost at a price that was reasonably competitive with peat based compost sold in supermarkets and garden centres. It is a sustainable resource In contrast, peat is derived from peat bog ecosystems in UK and abroad (Ireland, Baltic States and Finland) that took millennia to form and which are being destroyed so that people can 'make their gardens grow'. In addition, the peat has to be transported by road (and sea) from source to market. This transportation itself consumes fossil fuels, produces noxious and global warming-inducing gases. In particular, this transport clogs up our already congested roads and motorways and contributes to health problems as a result of breathing polluted air.Peat-based compost is not a sustainable resource.
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    Created by Geraint Thomas
  • Merlin - stop making it impossible for our Autistic children
    Merlin are now essentially discriminating against families with Autistic children by expecting them to provide even more proof of their child's disability and are being ignorant to their disability. Private letters from doctors need to be paid for as well. Lastly, the NHS, doctors and the child mental health teams that work with Autistic children and their families are already massively overworked and under funded. They should not now be having to write private letters to theme parks clarifying information that was part of a long winded diagnosis.
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    Created by Leila Jackson
  • No hate in politics
    We have seen a rise in hate crimes in the last 18 months. Hate crimes including homophobia, racism, Islamophobia, sexism and antisemitism. The way politicians talk about "others" is disgusting. Asylum seekers are not our enemy. Moslems are not our enemy. Jews are not our enemy. Women are not our enemy. Gays are not our enemy. Trans are not our enemy. Benefit recipients are not our enemy.
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    Created by Colin Appleby
  • Stop the government from spending 500 million on a new passport design.
    With the nhs crumbling around us and the number of people on the streets with nowhere to live...... it's stupidity of the highest order to spend 500 million on cosmetically redesigning a passport which works fine as it is
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    Created by Simon Price
  • Stop selling British Citizenship!
    We saw the governments refusal to budge on the earning threshold for British Citizens bringing a non-UK/EU partner to live with them. Now, even if someone can afford to bring their partner to live with them, they may never be able to afford to become a British Citizen, meaning they will live with a constant threat of having to leave because of expired visas. The government has now approved its decision to increase the cost of settlement by up to 22.5%. This could increase a single applicant's costs to over £2000. More when you have a family. The government need to stop "selling" citizenship. They need to stop penalising people just because they want to become citizens of this great nation. Surely people's commitment and desire to be a functioning member of society should be of higher importance than the size of your wallet. I have heard first hand, story after story of British Citizens leaving the UK because they cannot afford to bring their partner to live with them. Families get torn apart because it is unaffordable. In addition, there are people who have committed 5 to 10 years to living and working in the UK to building a life here with the hope of become a British Citizen. Not because they want benefits (on the contrary, these are people who have not been allowed access to public funds), in fact, these are people who have only paid in to the system. They want to make a formal commitment to a place they have come to call home. But the government want to charge them extortionate fees to do this. It is time for the government's targeting of hard working people to meet their outrageous and unattainable migration targets to end! Stop penalising or not penalising people based on where in the world they come from. Stop selling British Citizenship to the highest earners! Work for the good of families and people who love this country and focus your efforts against the abusers of the system.
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    Created by Greg Cockrell
  • Dairy Calf husbandry
    The methods of animal husbandry are important in UK. The type of acceptable animal husbandry will be seen all over the world and we need to be proud of our humane development of British animal welfare.
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    Created by Lisa Bowers