Our petition is inspired by the experience of Grime Gran, a long-time resident of Bethnal Green. Grime Gran, who is elderly and faces limited mobility, frequently has to rely on the help of strangers to navigate the station’s stairs. On many occasions, she avoids the station entirely, choosing to take a bus to Liverpool Street instead, because the lack of lifts and ramps at Bethnal Green Underground Station make it inaccessible for people like her. Margie should not have to make such long, inconvenient journeys just to get her hair done.   Bethnal Green Station is a vital transport hub in our community, and it is unacceptable that it remains inaccessible to many residents. The lack of accessible facilities at the station is a clear example of exclusionary practices that disproportionately affect those with limited mobility, parents with young children in prams, and others in need of inclusive transport services. Let’s stand together to make Tower Hamlets a truly inclusive place for all. Instructions for signing the petition:   Please provide your full name and address/postcode (or the name of your school or workplace if you are signing on behalf of these).    We need at least 2,000 signatures to bring this important matter to debate at the Council.

Please help us to show the council that music is so much more important than the they are giving it credit for. It is vital for our young people’s growth! It is a way for young people to engage with each other, it is so inclusive and people of all abilities can interact together; music is proven to have benefits to mental health, in particular stress and anxiety, in addition to this can give young people the ability to express their creativity and develop a great sense of worth and self esteem. Research shows that pupils who learn music perform better in many subjects and have a greater ability in problems solving and mathematics. Music helps young people to work collaboratively, cooperatively in smaller and larger groups. All of these points show that music helps our children to become healthier, well rounded, contributing members of society. Surely that’s what the government and our council want for our young people? 

To allow people who have been landed with an unfortunate and unchangeable situation to experience the chance of player interaction like the same od other people with the opportunity. As a wheelchair user and having a passion for football (especially women’s), I find it extremely annoying and unfair that there is a limited number is wheelchair spaces and they are only located in one space in a stadium. This means that people like myself never have the opportunity to experience the interaction with players as we are unable to access pitch side. I am aware they are only about 25 players for an approximate of 50,000 fabs that are all wanting the same thing of player interaction, but i get annoyed for myself and other young fans who are unable to try for the experience.  I would like to fight for the chance of having wheelchair seating pitch side for young fans like myself and others to be able to tick these small opportunities odd their bucket lists.  

This is so fundamental when trying to tackle climate change!  We have the technology, it would create jobs in the Green Economy, and it could help reduce the cost of our energy bills. The impact could be game changing, so it MUST be compulsory for all property developers. They have vast profits and could easily absorb the cost impact. 

The science is clear; fossil fuels are primarily responsible for accelerating climate change. Worthing is already seeing the impact of the climate crisis, including an increase in flooding, rising temperatures, drought, and rising sea levels. These extreme events will have an even greater impact on the most vulnerable in Worthing.  A new global initiative is calling for a 'Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty' [Fossil Fuel Treaty] to plan the end of fossil fuel exploration and expansion.  The Treaty complements the Paris Agreement and addresses the need for a swift and just transition from fossil fuel energy into renewable, safe energy systems for everyone.  Worthing Borough Council is taking steps to reduce carbon emissions and transition to renewable energy but their efforts will be undermined if we do not bring down carbon emissions nationally and globally. Backing the Fossil Fuel Treaty would demonstrate that the Council is committed to doing everything possible to address the climate emergency.  If you are a resident of Worthing Borough, please add your support & sign the petition.      

Tax will be calculated on the emissions of the car. If I understand correctly most EVs have little to no emissions. So why does the government need to tax these? Tell Rachel Reeves that EVs are better for the planet and therefore don't need to be taxed

This is so important to supporting local drummers, supporting the local store so it doesn’t disappear forever!  We’ve lost so many drum stores around us throughout the years… The only one left is Play Music Today Norwich… We need this to be the reliable place where everyone can see someone face to face for advice, the things you need right at your finger tips and not rely on the web/online, which is becoming so easy to do now. But, by doing this, it adds to returns, not being able to try products out before they buy or even see them in the flesh! It brings the community together and we can start talking face to face once again! 

It is a danger to life and quite scary for children some as young as 14 to cross that road without any safety precautions 

Standing charges for gas and electric were abolished in 2009 due to the financial crash, under the previous Labour Government. Standing charges have doubled in ten years. They are crippling the whole country particularly those on benefits, the elderly, people with disabilities and people on low incomes. The current Labour government has raised them again. If standing charges were removed the country would be able to heat their homes over the winter months. The whole country is will be paying £362 per year just to have access to gas and electric,which is an essential commodity. 

I would say that people need to recognise that animals as well as people feel pain and suffering and should not be subject to and more than they already experience through the rearing process for food.

Since the scheme was closed in 1994 the guarantor (government) have taken a total of £3.2 billion from the investment reserve and are to take another £2.3 billion in 2033.  The guarantor had a pension contribution holiday of about 7/8 years before 1994. Hence   for over 40 years the government have never contributed to the scheme but continue to profit from it.  At the recent Labour Party conference Ed Milliband committed “to finally deliver justice to the mine workers and their families”. However the labour government appear to have overlooked the BCSSS and are only engaged with the MPS.  Many people had their pensions moved from MPS to BCSSS, as their roles in the industry changed.  Both schemes have broadly similar aims, to provide pensions for retired staff from the coal mining industry. The government to “deliver justice” to all mineworkers must deal with BCSSS as it is with MPS and make the necessary changes to no longer profiteer from the BCSSS. 

The insurance needs to be lowered as it is too high for young drivers to pay! There are people out there who struggle with money but want to be able to drive and get out to be independent. Young people want to be independent and get out on their own!