Northern Ireland, although part of the United Kingdom, is in large part under the control and influence of a relatively small number of parties with vested interests. The only chance of justice for the victims of child abuse at Kincora is an independent and external inquiry that will establish the facts without fear of external influence.

UPDATE: I saw on 25th July that Councillor Ellcome has approved the reopening of the street. Sources: Portsmouth News: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/business/local-business/palmerston-road-pedestrian-zone-to-be-opened-to-cars-again-1-6200011 Team Local: http://www.teamlocals.co.uk/palmerston-road-south-to-be-reopened-to-traffic-700000-osborne-road-scheme-approved Whilst a minority of businesses in the southern end of Palmerston Road at the heart of Southsea's shopping area claim the pedestrianisation of the precinct is an underlying factor in their downturn, a majority passionately believe the pedestrianisation of the zone has made for a more affluent area with anti-social behaviour being tackled. In December 2013, 29 of 31 businesses responded to a survey created to find the opinions of business owners in the southern end of Palmerston Road regarding the pedestrian zone. 59% were in favour of the zone remaining in place with an 11:00am delivery window. In December 2013 another survey was undertaken and hand-delivered to residents of the southern end of Palmerston Road, asking the same questions posed to businesses. 40 out of 127 residents responded to the survey and the results were in favour of keeping the pedestrian zone. 26/40 said the zone should remain. CCTV, a core force against anti-social behaviour, will be made more effective due to vehicles not obstructing the view of potential incidents in the southern end of Palmerston Road. Safety is also a strong concern for business owners in the area, especially with the presence of pubs where alcohol can lower people's inhibitions and potentially lead to endangerment of customers should the road be opened to vehicles.

Andargachew Tsige is a campaigner for democracy in Ethiopia, he is an innocent man trying to bring change to his native country. He was sentenced to death in absentia for trumped up charges. Freedom of speech and dissent is a basic human right, which the Ethiopian government denies its people.

By having laws such as this we are on a slippery slope towards a controlling state who is fearful of a particular group of people. If there are problems with gangs then we need to find out what those problems are and deal with them in a fair and humane way, not just lock them up and throw away the key!

Lady Butler-Sloss, the judge you have appointed, is the sister of Sir Michael Havers who tried to prevent Geoffrey Dickens from naming Sir Peter Hayman being named as a member of the paedophile information exchange. This means that from her position at the highest level of the very establishment she is supposed to be investigating, it is very difficult for the public to have the complete confidence that she will get to the bottom of things where establishment figures are concerned. There should be several lay people sitting with her, seeing everything she sees. These people are there to serve, who have never been in politics or public service, who are good decent sensible people who can take a balanced view.

The National Gallery has decided to privatise up to 400 of its 600 staff including those who look after security of the paintings, deal with the public and requests for information about the collection, complaints, school bookings and more. This came just a week after Director Nicholas Penny announced his resignation. Ten senior managers at the Gallery have left, been made redundant or dismissed in the last two years. A temporary “Security Consultant” responsible for the privatisation used to work for G4S, the private security firm. Only last November the Gallery Executive endorsed the view that privatisation could not guarantee quality of service and would not save money. Now they and the Board of Trustees have announced privatisation is the only option. This petition is initiated by the PCS union (Culture Sector) and so far supported officially by the Peoples' Assembly, the Musicians' Union, Lost Arts, BECTU and SERTUC

Bury Hospice provides invaluable in-patient, out-patient/day services and hospice at home services. They ensure vital support and care for those with a terminal or life-limiting illness and their friends and families.

Live Bands are a regular Sunday event throughout the summer at THE PUNCHBOWL. There is always a free BBQ which attracts a cross section of customers from young families to pensioners and everybody in between. This is being threatened by ONE complainant. The sessions only last for two 45mins or three 30mins sessions between 4pm and 7pm. We are being persecuted by one persons hate campaign that the council continue to take seriously. Please support our petition that could have larger implications on the freedom of the masses as opposed to the dictatorship of the few.

Children should be protected from everyone especially from those who believe they will never be caught or convicted.

Frome is one of the most creative and diverse towns in the South West and for its own arts festival to miss out on an event as unique as Sensonic is a real shame. It is important that Mendip recognise that dance music, in all its various forms, is not a threat and that a huge number of people in Frome desire an event such as this. Without a decent medium-sized space where DJs and visual artists can perform and people can go and appreciate this, Frome is in danger of losing its diversity.

This is important because the vast majority of people reading this petition will still be around in five years, and so this affects YOU. If we don't act now, then our safety and the safety of future generations will be in danger as our National Health Service slowly crumbles from a lack of funds.Furthermore, the population is ever increasing; as the ONS predicts, within 25 years the UK population will reach just over 73 million. This will put further strain on an already struggling institution. We need to say NO to spending £1.4 billion on redundancies, and YES to more spending on the NHS itself, its resources and its staff.

Cars today [2014] are essential, this may because local transport is lacking or the many reasons why so many Brit's commute. Many cars have only one occupant. Cars have become Egotistical Status symbols. They are lasting longer and longer and are now so cheap to buy (pre-owned) the UK has a log-jam problem and a serious parking problem. The current Gov's Road Tax system is abused and should be geared to the smaller car whilst penalising i.e. - HUGE 4x4's used totally out of context.