This is very important because majority public do not have salaries and are jobless at the moment and have no income coming in but still have to spend on their day to day groceries and daily essentials. A majority of which are paid on credit cards. Millions of house holds rely on the credit card payments for all necessary items on a daily basis. Charging interest on their every day essential SPEND is crippling and unethical during this economically trying time. Majority of the house holds are struggling financially at the moment. If interest is levied this would help each individual financially to repay back with no interest charged on their credit cards. At the moment the credit card agencies are giving staggered payment facility BUT CHARGING interest on ALL outstanding balances. Government has imposed this on high street banks for all BANK CHARGES and similarly this should be done to credit card agencies.

The Air Traffic Management Bill is designed to accommodate the projected DOUBLING of civil aviation traffic over the next 30 years. Places previously immune to aircraft intrusion, like National Parks and AONBs, will be faced with unacceptable noise levels. We discovered that there is very little in Statute to defend AONBs, so drafted a Private Members Bill outlining the main areas for reform. (The bill wasn't selected)

Over 100 years ago, after the First World War one of the first actions of Lloyd George’s government was to promise to provide ‘homes fit for heroes’. A century later we have still failed to deliver on that promise. 30 years later, after the Second World War, with Government debt nearly two and a half times GDP, we as a country decided that everyone should have a right to Healthcare, Education and a Pension, but for some reason didn’t include homes, one of the most basic necessities of life. Still, for the next 20 years we behaved as if we were still including homes in the things people were entitled to as a right, between 1947 and 1967 Local Authorities built three million homes. Then they stopped, and in 1980 almost all those homes we’d built were sold off. Now almost all building of homes is done by private builders. Private builders will build homes fit for heroes, as long as those heroes can pay. How many of today’s heroes can afford one of those homes. Unfortunately tens of thousands of people will lose their lives in the UK because of Covid-19. Of those that survive hundreds of thousands of people, maybe millions, will lose their livelihoods, and they almost all risk losing their homes as a result. It doesn’t have to be that way. Right now we spend £10,000 a year per household, every year, on Healthcare, Education and Pensions (£320 billion, close to the £350 billion Rishi Sunak pledged to protect business). We can build a home for £30,000. I know, I’ve helped do it. Three years of the money we spend on Health, Education and Pensions and everyone could have a home for life. A home that may last a hundred years. Never need to pay rent again, never need to pay a mortgage again. How much would that transform people’s lives? We don’t even need to build a home for everyone, most of the homes we need are already built, we just need to build enough more, and come up with a new form of possession. We should all have security of tenure in our own homes. £100 billion, the amount we spend every year on Health, Education and Pensions would build a million homes at £100,000 each. We could build enough homes for everyone. If we want to. Why should we have to pay for a home all our life? Why should we not have a right to a home for life? Why should we risk losing our homes whenever something else goes wrong in our lives? We should return to building enough homes for everyone to have one, the right sort of homes, in the right places, and give people security in their homes.

On behalf of Olive Morris House Residents: Lambeth Council, through Muse developments, has this morning (Monday 20th April 2020) begun demolition work on the council building Olive Morris House on Brixton Hill. Local residents were told on Friday 17th April, giving us just 2 days-notice. The demolition was supposed to happen two years ago, and is part of the council’s ongoing ‘New Town Hall’ project - it is not essential safety work. Whilst the demolition will happen at some point, we feel pressing ahead with it during the unprecedented Covid-19 global pandemic is reckless. Lambeth has one of the highest Covid-19 infection rates in London and the country. Continuing with the works at this time risks the health, well-being and quality of life of us as local residents, but also of the whole borough and of the demolition workers. Residents have no choice but to stay at home in line with the government guidelines during lockdown with demolition works on our doorstep. Many of us are older and in the high-risk category for Covid-19 risk: noise and dust from this major demolition project will be unsettling. Many of us are already unable to leave our houses, but now we may also be unable to open our windows or for those of us that have them, use our gardens. The impact on mental health and well-being, especially for the most vulnerable residents is an extreme concern. There will be no option for respite or escape from the demolition as we can't leave our homes under lockdown. Many of us are working from home and schooling our children and these works add unnecessary pressure and stress. When the New Town Hall development was in earlier stages, the developer supported people to work elsewhere when the build was taking place. This is not possible in lockdown. It is not right for these works to proceed when everyone is being reminded of their duty to think about others, stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. Economic concerns are being put in front of the health, well-being and lives of Lambeth residents – we need this to change.

To save people and pets from being hurt from people speeding and over taking in a built up residential area which is meant to be a 30mph

Protecting the canal

As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the UK, essential workers like medical staff and supermarket workers are both saving lives and keeping our country going. The government with the HSE should come up with a comprehensive plan to keep all workplaces in the UK safe from Covid-19 and set an official target that no more workers should die from catching Covid-19 at work.

A national monument for a national treasure! A WW2 veteran approaching his 100th birthday, Captain Tom Moore has captured the hearts of the nation and is a source of national pride and hope. He has been a beacon of light in the darkest of times, an inspiration to us all and a real life hero. At a time it is needed the most, Captain Tom (& his walking frame) is raising tens of millions of pounds for the NHS charities and raising morale throughout the UK and the rest of the globe. Can one person really make a difference? Yes they can! Captain Tom Moore has shown us that. A statue of Captain Tom & his stroller, would remind us all, commemorate the amazing work of the NHS and serve as a fitting thank you and birthday gift to Tom from the people of Great Britain (and hopefully a Knighthood from the Queen). This statue would celebrate the positive actions of the one and the many, during the time of this pandemic and be a memorial to the lives of those lost. Once the temporary exhibition time in Trafalgar Square has expired, it is hoped that this statue would then go on to be exhibited across the UK at different locations, on tour.

This technical loophole has meant that many small businesses have been overlooked by the government (as were the self-employed) and have been affected adversely. This is a testing time and rolling out such a huge financial package of support is a demanding feat, but it has to be fair and across the board. Small businesses will be suffering irreparably at this time and need this financial help to steer their business through these troubled waters. Small businesses in receipt fo business rates relief should be entitled to this grant regardless of whether they are the registered business rates payer or not.

I have a relative in prison and Im also doing this to help other prisoners, staff members, family members and delivery drivers who deliver parcels, food etc.

No need to mention what has happened this year, but this sporting event has captured the country like no other. Captain Tom Moore, was aiming to walk a hundred lengths of the back garden (25m in length) before he reached his 100th birthday on the 30th April - and today - he smashed it, finishing two weeks early. So, during these difficult times and with the sporting calendar being "paused" - wouldn't it be great to remember this incredible effort by a determined and inspirational man and his truly amazing achievement? At the time of writing, Captain Moore has now raised more than £15million for NHS charities from over 700,000 donations, and he can raise more - if you haven't donated, do it here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs By the way, I have no connection to Captain Moore or his family - in fact, it was a work colleague that jokingly suggested this should happen - so I thought I'd do something about it, to try and make it actually happen.

The Country claps to show our appreciation for Carers across the Country every Thursday at 8pm. Now lets show our appreciation to ALL our Carers by helping them financially. We can do this by petitioning Government to provide them all with a lump sum bonus.