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Improve local shopping centreIt has not had much money spent on it since the 1960's and is under utilised . Just down the road is open land where a school used to be, that could even be used to relocate The Square or the market stalls that have been coming once a month. I think it would bring a sense of community pride and improve the landscape of Netherton because at the moment it looks tired and old.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Colette Mclean
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Get Kaye Adams off Radio Scotland.The BBC licence payers are paying for a phone in programme which Kaye Adams runs as her personnel programme for her views, and passes her views on the listeners comments. Her programme about the Alleged Ched Evans rape case was ill conceived and for Kaye Adams to ask, “Someone might say what kind of woman wants to be in a hotel room blind drunk, making themselves vulnerable?”, is unforgivable and should have had her removed instantly from the BBC. Is she still on the BBC because it is run by people who think that way about women.11 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Alexander Adams
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Support Native Americans Fighting for their Lives Sovereign Rights and our Planet against Big OilThe largest gathering of Native Americans in history is under way as people from indigenous communities across the Americas and the world unite with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe to fight to protect the environment and ultimately their lives from the scourge of the fossil fuel industry. The North Dakota access pipeline (NDAPL) having been moved from its originally proposed route near the capital Bismarck now violates treaty land and threatens a people who have already suffered unspeakable genocide, treachery and persecution spanning centuries. Virgil Taken Alive, Standing Rock Member affirms: “Of the many atrocities we as Native Americans have faced and overcame, this is one which will affect not only us but all of mankind. Earth is our mother. We have to protect her.” The fact is, since 2009 when domestic oil production began ramping up, “the annual number of significant accidents on oil and petroleum pipelines has shot up by almost 60 percent, roughly matching the rise in U.S. crude oil production…” Only two days before this petition was drafted a subsidiary of the DAPL pipeline in Pennsyvlvania dumped 55,000 gallons of gasoline into the Susquehanna River. Should it be allowed to continue the DAPL will cross over the Ogallala Aquifer (one of the largest aquifers in the world) and under the Missouri River twice (the longest river in the United States), the inevitable contamination of these water sources makes the Dakota Access pipeline a serious threat to humanity. It will threaten everything from farming and drinking water to entire ecosystems, wildlife and food sources. People all over the world are fighting back against fossil fuels and NODAPL is ground zero in the largest oil guzzling nation on earth. What happens here will reverberate around the world. We call to you join the struggle. Help spread the word. Make the politicians hear our voices and have good thoughts and prayers for those on the front lines. Lakota Prayer- "Mitakuye Oyasin" -All Our Relations - We are all related. https://www.facebook.com/groups/547621278774690/members/ https://www.facebook.com/nodakotaaccess/?fref=ts17 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Umar Bryce
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Colchester - Axe the Housing ActThe Housing and Planning Act is a threat to all except the large landlords and developers making money from the housing crisis. Council, housing association and private tenants have a common interest in fighting the Act. So do local councils, housing associations, housing workers and trade unions. Those who are adequately housed themselves are concerned about where their children and grandchildren will live. The government wants to divide us, but we must unite to demand a decent housing future for all. One thing is certain: the Housing and Planning Act will make the housing crisis worse. There will be fewer truly affordable, secure, decent quality homes available for rent so, if they can’t afford to buy, more people will be forced into the unregulated private rented sector. The government dangles the dream of home-owning for all, but in reality it means the richest few buying up more homes, and renting them to the rest of us. This turns back the housing clock to the early 20th century when 90% of people in the UK rented privately. We mustn’t let this happen! THE HOUSING AND PLANNING ACT IS A THREAT TO US ALL! http://www.axethehousingact.org.uk77 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Emily Cornell
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Ban The Importation And Sale Of Fur In ScotlandThe raising of animals for their fur is a practice currently banned within the UK because of the cruelty involved. Many shops now import their fur from countries such as Russia, Finland and China where laws regarding animal welfare are far less strict than ours. Animals (among them raccoon, bear, fox, rabbit, cats, dogs and mink to name a few) in these countries are raised to suffer in intolerable conditions before being removed from overcrowded cages before being anally or vaginally electrocuted , strangled, gassed or drowned before having the skin ripped from them. Some of these animals are still alive when it happens. Could you imagine the pain of being skinned alive? Would you let your pet be skinned alive? If not, why do we allow other countries to do it for us in the name of vanity, greed and profit? This is the 21st Century where such barbarism is no longer tolerated. Many designers such as Stella McCartney produce wonderful faux fur products and many more are now moving away from real fur. While protesting the use of real fur I recently had the pleasure to speak to an older lady who said that the only fur coat she had had belonged to her deceased mother but that she would never wear it herself and would never sell it as it meant someone wearing an animal that did not ask to be killed. I can understand her keeping it as a sentimental object, though as her mother lived in a time when fur was deemed acceptable. It no longer is. My beloved country of Scotland has always prided itself on being compassionate (we were the first country in the UK to allow same-sex marriage, after all). Why can't we be the first in leading the way against the barbarism of fur? If the UK TRULY is a nation of animal lovers then let us be the leading light!104 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Duncan Smith
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Penalties against custodians turning away people accompanied by Assistance DogsBecause last year there were 2,463 refusals by service providers against disabled and impaired recipients of Assistance Dogs across the U.K.7 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Damian Pavillard
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Tougher penalities for animal abuseAnimals have no voice, as it stands at the moment, animal abusers get away far too lightly. Custodial sentences need to be given out with longer terms. Anyone found guilty of abusing an animal should have a life time ban on keeping any animal.93 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Anne Richardson
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GP's forced to charge for appointmentsA new scheme has been launched which enables people to skip queues in GP surgeries and have an on-demand doctor visit them in their own home. Within 90 minutes. The only catch — it costs £120. The new ‘private primary care’ service, developed by GP Delivered Quick (GPDQ), involves people ‘booking’ a doctor via a smartphone app. They select a date and time for them to visit. Each consultation lasts around 25 minutes and the doctors are on call seven days a week between 8am and 11pm. But if you’re desperate to see a doctor, it’ll cost you. To book a 25-minute weekday consultation costs £120. For weekend visits, it’s £150. And for a bank holiday, £200! This immediately discriminates against those to whom 'smart phone apps' are not easily available i.e. pensioners , low earners, many disabled groups, homeless people, I'm sure you could add to the list. Equally it discriminates against the great majority of British people that would find £120 hard to find if they were too sick to work . Imagine a few quid elevating minor complaints above acute emergencies in an already stretched system - a tickly cough leaps to the head of the list above angina, feeling 'under the weather' trumps suicidal thoughts, severe headaches or abdominal pains. If you want what Theresa May promised - government that benefits all of us - please sign this petition for a health service that benefits us all without regard for wealth when ill. NHS doctors are for all of us and do a fantastic job under increasingly stressed conditions . BUPA & co are there for the wealthy. Please sign and let us keep that distinction- our lives may depend upon it.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mark Gibson
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No alcohol in ParliamentFirstly,I don't believe there should be alcohol in the workplace. Efficient working and alcohol don't mix.I have never worked anywhere where the staff are able to drink on the premises.(Clearly different rules might apply in the hospitality industry) Secondly,given the health consequences of alcohol consumption,it would give a very clear and positive message to the nation. I would point out that I am not anti alcohol,and enjoy sociable drinking on the right occasions.5 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tony Barrett
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Reinstate the 14C bus from Hangleton during rush hoursThis bus service is a vital lifeline for many residents of Hangleton, Goldsmid and Hove Park. It increases the freedom and independence of residents. This is why Hangleton & Knoll and Goldsmid & Hove Park Labour Party are calling for the reinstating of the number 14C bus from Hangleton during rush hours 7.00am - 9.00am and also 4.00 to 6.30 pm and on Saturday morning to the Old Steine.10 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jack Spooner
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The need for housingThe fundamental mistake made by planners, at all levels, is that they assume that residential accommodation is automatically, a house. There is so much empty office space in all towns, large and small, which, if handed over to be used for residential use, would provide so much housing, usually without too much work required. Some towns are doing this, but it needs to be a national scheme. This, more often than not, is in town centres and if empty buildings could be converted for housing, thousands of people would become residents of towns that often need reviving. The residents would not need to commute by car to work, would use shops in the towns and contribute to the towns` economies as well as the Local Authorities through Council Tax.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Charles Pollard
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Stop non-residents parking in resident car parking spaces at Salisbury District Hospital.Visitors car park are for visitors only and staff car parks are for staff only- therefore residents car parks should be for residents only. If there are not enough spaces provided for staff, more spaces need to be provided. Resident car parks should not be used as an over fill.45 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Alex Oldham
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