Stirling Council seriously proposes to change the name of a street in the area currently called Corn Exchange to Queen Elizabeth Road. If they do, it seems only fair to change HER name to Corn Exchange.

With the UK about to determine its future in the EU, clear, unambiguous factual information is of the essence for the electorate to make that decision. The decision by the government to restrict documents from the ministers who oppose the governments view is a gagging operation. The censored information could be vital to this coming referendum, and consequently denies the electorate of the facts requisite to make an informed decision.

Non smokers should not have to breath in smoke exhaled from smokers. Passive smoking is dangerous for our health. Second hand smoke can cause cancer, Heart disease, stroke and breathing problems. For a non smoker it is very unpleasant to be breathing in other peoples tobacco.

We recognise and welcome the need for free speech on social media but we also acknowledge that hate speech is not free speech. It is simply not acceptable for a person to tell malicious lies about entire communities for the sole purpose of her own self promotion. Katie's comments on the Islamic faith do not just offend they endanger the safety and well being of innocent people going about their business.

Without this funding, two generations are disadvantaged: young parents who want to improve their education and skills, and their children who will also miss out on valuable early years education before age 2.

Bristol is now the second most congested city in the UK and pollution kills nearly 200 people a year. Yet in the last 3 years just 1 km of truly protected cycleway has been built. Bike Life survey shows that in Bristol – 80% of people support increasing the safety of cycling 70% of people want to see more spent on safer cycling infrastructure The next Council needs to make a comprehensive network of safe, connected cycle routes.a priority.

BT / Openreach have been promising fibre-optic broadband to rural communities in Pembrokeshire for a long time, and yet installation dates keep getting pushed further back because we are simply not a priority. As customers we cannot just switch provider, because the majority of rural communities have old-fashioned BT exchanges, a fact that not only means we are caught in a monopoly trap, we actually pay more for our services than areas which do have other suppliers. Enterprise and entrepreneurship are big buzz words in our county at the moment, but how can successful businesses be built when our Internet speeds barely pass 3 mbps? We need more choice, and better service!

‘At a time when councils are struggling with ever deeper cuts to our budgets, it makes sense that we use our spending power to favour companies that pay their taxes. After all, it is companies’ and individuals’ tax payments that ultimately fund council budgets. I hope that councils across the UK will agree – and adopt policies similar to Oxford City Council’s.’ Jean Fooks, Councillor for Summertown Ward, Oxford According to Christian Aid’s Sourced campaign Councils spend billions of pounds each year on goods and services. This puts them in a powerful position to insist on minimum ethical standards from the companies that they do business with. calls on local councils to introduce tougher questions about tax compliance when they buy goods and services from private companies. HMRC calculated in 2013 that the UK itself is losing in the region of £30bn, of which £9bn was estimated to be unpaid tax by big businesses[i]. However the official figure is likely to be conservative and a separate estimate by tax expert Richard Murphy puts tax avoidance(legal) at £19.1bn for 2013/14 [ii]– the amount pencilled in for cuts to our schools, hospitals and other services over the next four years[iii]. This figure is separate from tax debt of £18.2 and the still larger figure of £82.1 for tax evasion (illegal). Tax avoidance and evasion by big multinational companies also hurts local small and medium-sized companies that pay more tax proportionately. This means they cannot compete on a level playing field with multinational companies. The harmful impacts of tax avoidance and tax evasion are found not just in the UK. Christian Aid has highlighted the damaging effect of corporate tax evasion and avoidance on the world’s poorest countries. Tax dodging is costing these countries up to US$300bn each year – far more than they receive in aid. Case study: Experian is used by the majority of UK local authorities to provide information, data collection and analysis,15 especially for detecting cases of fraud. 50% of Experian’s subsidiary companies are based in tax havens,16 including Costa Rica,17 Delaware (USA), Ireland and Jersey[iv] [i] Measuring tax gaps, 2013 edition: Tax gap estimates for 2011-12, HM Revenue & Customs, 2013, p4,www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249537/131010_Measuring_Tax_Gaps_ACCESS_2013.pdf [ii] Tax Research UK 2014 : The Tax Gap [iii] Guardian 18-Jan-2016: The Cayman Islands – home to 100,000 companies and the £8.50 packet of fish fingers [iv] Christian Aid Campaign Sourced

A lot of us are on package contracts and believe unlimited texts should include anything apart from photos sent as free!!

When asked 86% people believe in the importance of seasonality, and 78% claimed to shop seasonally, however only between 5-10% of people knew when various fruit and vegetables are actually in season. Supermarkets are increasingly providing customers with products that are out of season; using artificial growing techniques and transportation across hundreds of miles. Although these can be seen as advancements in technology or production yield, supermarkets should help people make more informed choices when it comes to sustainability and health. If Supermarkets set up a clear section of their shops with products that are "In Season" locally with tasty recipe information to go with it, we can be happier in the knowledge our food retains more of its nutrients, is aiding local businesses, may be grown organically to help biodiversity and tastes better too! This is not necessarily about eliminating food that is out of season, because everything is in season somewhere in the world! It is about a designated area for all the goodies that are "In Season" locally - it's not a big change to re-jiggle stock so that the seasonal stuff is in one place. From broccoli, apples and peppers in March to apricots, cabbage and new potatoes in May, give us the opportunity to make informed decisions. Buying in season also supports local businesses by being more economical. Harvesting "In Season" means less reliance upon artificially creating climates and long term storage systems which could result in cheaper produce for the consumer. Why the big 5 should listen: Tesco aims to reduce its CO2 emissions and help children learn about food - seasonality is a big part of natural food production. ASDA and Morrison's are starting to sell wonky veg, showing a clear move towards consumer demand for healthy, local, seasonal, chemical free products. Sainsbury's aim to be the "greenest grocer" with "20 by 20" goals for health, the environment and sustainability and an "In Season" section would be a great step towards this. The Cooperative Food has an ethical food policy to support British farmers, help producers with Fairtrade and play an active role within our communities. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to message me or leave a comment :)

On leap years the British workforce do an extra day's work for free: anyone on an annual salary does not see recognition of this extra day's work in their monthly pay packet. We ask the UK government to recognise this fact and declare 29th February a national public holiday!

I had bacterial meningitis when I was 22. I was fortunate to survive. Meningitis & Septicaemia is the biggest killer of under 5 year olds. There is a vaccine to prevent this but parents have to pay for it. Too many children are needlessly dying because the Department of Health has not funded a thorough enough vaccination programme. They and the Government, our employees, need to hear our collective voice and demand this free vaccination