On 23rd June 2016, the Office for National Statistics released distressing data, which shows an increase in death rates of 9% (that's 52,400 people) in England and Wales between June 2014 and June 2015 when compared with data from the previous year. This rise is unprecedented. Never before have we failed our sick and elderly populations to such a degree. The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published the data in an article on 6th July, stating that austerity and economic inequality played a "major role" in this increase. There are now millions fewer social care visits to the elderly per year since Osborne assumed office in 2010 and Jeremy Hunt in 2012. These care packages were seen as playing a vital role in the early identification and treatment of the deterioration in a person’s health and well-being. Public Health England stated that they are observing rapidly increasing mortality rates in the over 75s. These rates are particularly high in “spearhead areas”, which are some of the poorest parts of the country. The BMJ have stated that members of the public with long term health needs such as dementia and other disabilities are suffering the most. Often these are the people among us without a voice. Be their voice and sign this petition to hold Jeremy Hunt and George Osborne accountable for causing the premature deaths of these 52,400 people by inflicting vile austerity measures upon public health services against the wishes of the majority of the British public who value our national health service. We are also calling for a public review of the health budget cuts and privatisation deals that have been and are being negotiated and agreed upon on our behalf. The NHS belongs to us, the responsibility to save it is ours.

Thousands of animals die or are injured by litter every year!, The world and the streets are our home and if our streets are clean then that means a healthier living meaning hopefully we will be a role model and encourage other places around the world and maybe get rid of litter once and for all...

We have to be able to trust political campaigns, and because politicians are not held to account in their campaigning, these campaigns are extremely damaging. In the example of Brexit, it was down to the British public to make an absolutely enormous decision, and the fact that so much campaigning was based on fiction made the British people extremely vulnerable in making decisions. The British Government must be held accountable for their campaigning, and the ASA could help with that.

Innocent Animals are being used and killed as bait in training for dogfighting rings. Gumtree, which is owned by EBay needs to stop allowing people to give their unwanted pets away as it attracts the wrong kind of interest, and these animals don't stand a chance.

The health state of the food we eat directly influences the health state of the consumer. We have the right to the meat equivalent of ingredients labelling on meat products. The quality of life of the meat animals is also of concern to many consumers and we have the right of choice as to which animals' meat we consume.

Given the detrimental effects of the increase in hate crimes, caused by RACISM, following the recent EU referendum, it is time we as a country, a modern, civilised, tolerant and pluralistic society bring into being, laws which are aimed at reducing as many of the root causes of such crimes as possible. One of the primary sources is politicians. Therefore, let us campaign for the government to bring into force laws that make it ILLEGAL for anyone or organization, be they politicians, political parties, party supporters or an individual, to use race, ethnicity, nationality or religion when campaigning in any election or referendum, local or national.

This is very important to me because if Tony Blair did stand trail it would show the government that there is consequences to there actions and that they make time making the right decision. Consequently this would make the government more accountable and less of an elective dictatorship. Most importantly Tony Blair is responsible for leading 179 young British troops to there death for a war that has caused complete and utter chaos in the middle east and has lead to the rise of terrorist groups such as Daesh who have attacked countries across the world. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians lost there lives as a result of this invasion and millions have been displaced with terrorist attacks occurring on a daily basis.A trail will not heal the wounds of the families who have lost loved ones as a result of the war but will give them some sort of justice . For this reason i believe Tony Blair should stand trail as like any other human who potentially commits a crime. I strongly believe NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW and nor should you. Sign this petition.

Hundreds of British soldiers and thousands of innocent Iraq's were killed during a war which was based on lies. Tony Blair committed to the war 8 months before it started when he wrote to George Bush stating he was with America 'whatever'. He has caused the death of thousands of people and cost Britain billions of pounds by taking us into an illegitimate war. He should be brought to justice.

There is currently nothing to stop anyone setting up as a Rescue, some centres are registered charities, some are not. One non-charity centre was raided by the RSPCA and animals were found in appalling conditions. If animals are being Rescued, they shouldn't have to suffer more at the hands of their rescuers than they did before.

For all those soldiers that lost their lives

Because by allowing even a limited trade in ivory it will lead to the extinction of elephants in the wild within 25 years. The ivory trade is also a driver of criminal activity that causes misery and hardships to many African Communities.

Considering that only 72% of the U.K. Population voted in the recent EU referendum and that many voters seemed to have not realised what they may have been voting for it is now time to offer pupils at secondary schools an education in politics. This subject is vitally important to not only empower people to exercise their right to vote but to also encourage younger people to engage in a democratic process that affects their lives in so many ways. A career in politics seems to be exclusive to those who have received a university education and this will further exclude those from less privileged backgrounds. If we do not teach the next generation about the value of politics then we are faced with a narrow minority of our population affecting the day to day lives of the inhabitants of this country furthering the political divide we already have. Vote for politics in all schools!