• Save Our Solar - stop 20,000 people from being laid off
    Already 1,000 have lost their jobs in solar energy sector. The sudden cuts in solar subsidy meant two leading renewable energy companies went bust within hours of each other. We need to act now, otherwise this will be the end. Around 20,000 people are still at risk of losing their livelihood - that’s ten times as many of the jobs lost at Redcar steel factory. 20,000 people losing their jobs could be lights out for solar power in the UK. Doug Parr, Greenpeace’s chief UK scientist told the Independent : “This should be a wake-up call for David Cameron, who faces international embarrassment ahead of crucial climate talks.” The government is saying: “All job losses are regrettable and we sympathise with those affected.” But that’s not enough. The government needs to save these vital jobs, not sign off on their death certificate. The cut to solar energy was not even in the Conservative manifesto. This U-turn on energy means hundreds of schools, families and community groups who backed rooftop solar energy could end up as the biggest losers. Every signature could increase the pressure on the government to act now and save thousands of solar jobs. Please sign the petition.
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    Created by The Big Deal Picture
  • Nuisance Sales calls.
    Having received four nuisance tele sales calls in the last hour, I believe it's time to regulate this disturbing and annoying trend. Something has to be done to protect the individual from these frustrating, time wasting, and sometimes very aggressive calls. We have to protect our homes and particularly our older generation who are very vulnerable to these parasites.
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    Created by STUART OLIVER
  • St Andrews day fireworks, not guy fawkes
    Scottish culture is important to celebrate and this is the ideal celebration.
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    Created by Chris McGee
  • Let the people decide. Trident or missile defence,
    If we don't fight for our voice on this it will be another 40 years before it can be spoke of again. We need to ask ourselves, do we want to pay for a weapon, at huge expense, that ensures we can burn the flesh off the children of our enemies after were dead, or should we purchase ballistic missile defence at a far lesser cost to ensure a chance of survival and thus we avoid becomming mass murderes by default. It's time someone showed the world a better way.
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    Created by Army OfAll
  • Mitchell Library Main Reading Hall open for public use
    The Mitchell is one of Europe's largest public libraries and the Main Reading Hall with the leaded glass ceiling is the most impressive and inspiring of the rooms. In spite of this, it is not enjoyed by the public or visitors to the city. The room lies unused during the day. The original wooden tables and chairs are currently in storage.
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    Created by N Rolland
  • Wasps rugby club to become Coventry Wasps
    With the help of Coventry tax payers money, we helped to build the Ricoh arena. With Wasps money you secured the future of the stadium. The arena is now a fabulous home to Wasps rugby club. The move gives Wasps a permanent home and gives the City and surrounding area elite sport to watch. Coventry is on the rise again and what a fantastic opportunity for Wasps and the city of Coventry to combine our enthusiasm to forge: Coventry Wasps.
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    Created by R W
  • Don't Let Developers Destroy Devon
    There are a huge number of developments being built at the moment, mostly on green field sites, farms and AONB - thousands and thousands of expensive, pointless, unwanted housing that threaten Devon's beautiful countryside, her communities and her welfare. They are causing traffic chaos, enormous pressure on services and are threatening jobs built on farming and tourism. Thousands of badly designed houses in AONB, which are of benefit to no-one other than the landowners and the developers.
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    Created by Georgina Allen
  • Lop The Marque down to size in Cambridge
    High rise residential buildings are a recipe of urban blight. Particularly in a picturesque location like Cambridge. The Marque development pushes the envelope of acceptable heights for living in the city centre. Not only has it won awards for truly bad architecture, it sets a terrible precedent for residential buildings in Cambridge. Housing has plenty of scope to expand within the city without extending permission above six floors for residential building and use. Street level daylight is getting limited and if ten storey apartment blocks become the norm (by precedent) then a small city that is mostly two storey housing will over develop, past more reasonable four or five storey apartments into slum high-rises. Councils generally should be managing upward growth of redevelopments in a more gradual way that allows the pressure for elevation to spread more evenly over the city landscape before accepting a new height.
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    Created by Richard Carling
  • Ealing Council become dementia friendly.
    As carer a Social event once a month which includes Chair Yoga is very important for those we care for and the cares. There are not many things we can both take part in. Memory Lane was only from 2 to 5 pm on a Saturday once a month. We were able to talk to other carers have an hour of Chair Yoga followed by some sandwiches . Then we were able to sing along to live music. A pleasant afternoon.
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    Created by Ethel Whelan
  • Protection for Forests
    Sign this petition to protect the air we all need to breathe, pollution is on the rise and so are deaths caused by poor air quality, trees clean the air for us, we should respect them and protect them. Other organisations are supporting this cause such as the Woodland Trust, WWF and RSPB. I hope you can support this campaign, as I am not doing it just for me or my family, my town or charity but for everyone.
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    Created by Louise Morris
  • Stop the use of human waste based fertilisers on East Lothian farmland !
    For the last week or so, my family and I have been living in a cloud of chemical fumes so obnoxious that it's affecting our life considerably. We live in rural East Lothian and the air pollution has been caused by the use of a human waste based fertiliser which is being spread on local farmland. Five days on from the start of the spreading of this treated human waste on fields around our house, my family and I are still enduring the most vile stench, the fumes are making us feel light-headed and nauseous, and despite keeping all of our doors and windows closed, the odour pervades our house. We have found out that the resource management company, Veolia, is responsible for the production and spreading of this product, known as Thermal Hydrolysis Cake (THC). THC is basically human waste (and anything else which goes down a drain, including industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals) which has been processed to make it "suitable" for use as an agricultural fertiliser. However, although the processing destroys the majority of the pathogens in the waste, it still contains potentially environmentally damaging contaminants. Whilst it is currently legal to use THC in Scotland, the use of THC or other fertilisers originating from sewage sludge cannot legally be applied without strict testing due to the potential toxicity from the presence of heavy metals. There is also some evidence to show that the thermal hydrolysis process does not destroy prions ( excreted by victims of CJD ), radioactive material ( excreted by patients treated with nuclear medicines ) and a whole host of other toxic chemicals and pharmaceuticals which enter the sewage system on a periodic and unpredictable basis and are then concentrated in the process of water extraction to form sewage sludge, which is further concentrated to make the THC. As well as the vile smell, it is unknown what the effects on humans are of short term inhalation of the THC particles during and after spreading. It is also unknown what effects the water run off from the treated fields will have on the ecosystem in the long term. If the aim is to add organic matter to the soil in as sustainable a manner as possible, there are many, many alternative products that can be used as an alternative to THC. East Lothian is one of the most beautiful counties in the country and has a precious and sensitive ecosystem. The most valuable resources we have are our healthy soil, pure air and clean waterways. We therefore ask Estelle Brachlianoff and Veolia UK to immediately cease the use of THC or any other product originating from sewage sludge as fertiliser in East Lothian.
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    Created by David Anderson
  • Wheelchair Users V Pushchairs & Buggies on buses
    Being passengers in wheelchairs should not be made to wait at bus stops sometimes for over an hour to wait for the next available bus. Also in 2004 a disability law was brought into the country by the government at that time to help the disabled.
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    Created by Jeff Coombs