to make a change and to stop emotionally damage and distress to vunrable people

If Parliament can award itself an 11% pay rise - from taxpayers' money , why are the so cavalier with the income of Old Age Pensioners ? One law for them , but not for US ?

The Department for Transport is currently deciding whether to award Avanti a new 10-year contract to continue running services on our West Coast Main Line until 2032. They are due to make a final decision by 1 April 2023. This has to be stopped. Let’s not reward failure. Let’s make our West Coast public instead. ---- References: • 20 August 2021, 'West Coast Partnership: prior information notice', Department for Transport https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/west-coast-partnership-prior-information-notice • 2 July 2020, 'National Rail Passenger Survey Spring 2020', Transport Focus https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/publication/national-rail-passenger-survey-nrps-spring-2020-main-report • 21 October 2021, 'Details of operational support payments to franchised passenger rail operators under emergency agreements and National Rail Contracts', Department for Transport https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-payments-to-passenger-rail-operators-under-emergency-agreements/details-of-operational-support-payments-to-franchised-passenger-rail-operators-under-emergency-agreements • 6 January 2022, 'Rail prices to rise by the largest amount in nearly a decade', Money Saving Expert https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2021/12/train-fares-rail-increase-march • 4 January 2022, 'Rail firms gave £38m to shareholders after being bailed out by taxpayer during Covid lockdowns', Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10366385/Rail-firms-gave-38m-shareholders-bailed-taxpayer-Covid.html

Please we need to let them know we as a country we are watching what happens.

I was shocked and appalled to see that artists convicted of horrific crimes such as R Kelly, Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter and Lostprophets' Ian Watkins were all freely available on nearly all major platforms to stream and purchase. They have been convicted of sexual offences with minors. What sort of message is this sending out? Are streamers unaware of their crimes? Why do they even have these platforms available. How would that make the victims' families feel? Do companies have zero morality that they still want to make a profit from peadophiles? R Kelly - "The jury found Kelly, was the ringleader of a violent and coercive scheme that lured women and children for him to sexually abuse." (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58714203) Rolf Harris - "Rolf Harris has been jailed for nearly six years for 12 indecent assaults against four girls - including one aged just seven or eight." Mr Justice Sweeney said Harris, 84, had taken advantage of his celebrity status and had shown "no remorse". (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28163593) Gary Glitter - "Former pop star Gary Glitter has been jailed for a total of 16 years for sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980...was sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under 13." (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31657929) Ian Watkins - "Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been sentenced to 35 years for a string of child sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. Watkins, 36, from Pontypridd, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court last month to 13 child sex offences." (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25412675) These are just four that I can think of - I am sure there are probably more.

To protect and preserve a truly iconic species, to protect fragile rural economies, to restore the status of Scotland as a top global destination for visiting anglers.

Other drivers could end up standing down without pay

This week it was revealed that the Director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, is in advanced talks with BP about renewing their sponsorship deal. It’s vital that we don’t let another five years of BP sponsorship of the British Museum - or even a new ‘BP wing’ as part of its $1bn redevelopment plan - go ahead. It’s time that the British Museum picks a side on climate change, and stops sending the message to its visitors, especially young people, that fossil fuels can be a part of a liveable future. The plans to renew the sponsorship come as BP announces obscene profits, while people in the UK are being forced to choose between heating and eating, and the company admits it will continue to drill for new oil and gas for decades to come, despite the climate emergency. The trustees have a legal duty to protect the reputation of the museum. They must step in now, following in the footsteps of other major cultural institutions, and drop BP as a sponsor.

This is a group which has been neglected due to their communication difficulties; someone has to speak for them. I visited this profound deaf person this month of February who has just lost her father a week ago and the funeral was next day. She reveals to me how people walk past her as if she does not exist, do tasks at her house without asking for her opinion, attends appointments having promised an Interpreter but to no avail. She needs you and me to make her voice heard.

I am not alone in needing care. Many people do, and the government saves money on care home fees. It matters to carers and their families to take home a living wage. In my opinion, presently they’re being exploited. It isn’t a job I would want to do, because the reward is so meagre.

It is not currently safe for women to give birth in the UK. Our services are very under funded and under staffed. Those midwifes who remain feel burnt out, unappreciated and are underpaid. The role of midwife needs to change and be better supported if we are ever going to be able to train, recruit and retain the 2500 additional midwives that are so desperately needed.

Do you ever ask for 1p change, or decide not to buy something because it was £5, not £4.99? Do you have jar at home full of pennies? Individually, it is practically worthless, but together we could raise enough to make an amazing difference.