• Bring retirement age down to 60 for men and women
    I think when you get to 60 you've done enough work and want to enjoy your retirement while your still in good health plus it will create jobs for young people and school leavers
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    Created by John Foster
  • CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF TRIDENT FROM SCOTLAND TO COMPLY WITH THE UN BAN TREATY
    On the 7th of July 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York a global treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted by a clear majority of UN member states. 122 member states voted for it, and only one voted against. The treaty will be open for signature by governments on September 20th 2017 and when it has been signed and ratified by fifty of the member states, those that join the treaty will be bound to prohibit any possession, use or threat with nuclear weapons. They will also be bound by law not to assist any other state in these activities, including states that do not sign up. The UK has said that it will not sign. Please request that your MSP and/or First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speak out firmly and publicly to the UK Government before the 20th September, and declare that Trident is even less welcome in Scotland when its legitimacy is challenged across the world. When you write to your MP or MSP, here is an easy ask. Ahead of the negotiations for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) enlisted support from 856 parliamentarians in 42 countries. Now ICAN is seeking parliamentarians' support the new Parliamentary Pledge – a commitment to work for the signature and ratification of the treaty. This is an ideal tool for us in Scotland to exerting pressure on the UK government who failed to participate in the negotiations and to highlight the wall to wall opposition to nuclear weapons in Scotland . Parliamentarians at Westminster or Holyrood can add their names to the Pledge by emailing [email protected] or using this link. ICAN's website will let the world see what Scottish Parliamentarians think. The form is here http://www.icanw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Parliamentary-Pledge.pdf?mc_cid=3b0ad99bfc&mc_eid=3b378b7aa3 It's just over a month until the treaty opens for signature. Let's work hard to have a large number of parliamentarians on board by then. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/nuclear-weapons-banned-historic-UN-treaty/blog/59807/?utm_campaign=Twitter&utm_source=Link&utm_medium=US http://www.cnduk.org/images/stories/Trident_and_International_Law.pdf
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    Created by Garry Uí Mhaoilmhichil Picture
  • Autovac return trays mandatory notices
    This campaign is important because currently pub visitors have no idea that these devices are in use unless they peer over the bar and look for themselves. I moved up to near Edinburgh last year and hadn't heard Autovac (return trays) until a friend had mentioned them to me. He was always a bit of a joker so I naturally thought he was pulling my leg. However, a few weeks later a complete stranger whispered in my ear "I see you are drinking the warm recycled beer then...". It took me by surprise a bit and of course when I looked behind the bar I was horrified. The bar manager went into an explanation to try and convince me it was a good thing but this just doesn't sit well with me and if people are OK with this then that's up to them. It's often called Autovac, or return trays up here in Scotland. So far I have mainly discovered them in Edinburgh. Basically the drips that go normally go into a tray and get emptied out instead go back into the line and into the next pint. As previously described it's recycled beer and no matter how good staff training is there's an increased risk of contamination that is completely unnecessary in a modern pub. My position is this. I'm not trying to shut pubs, on the contrary, as a good friend said "There are good pubs in Edinburgh that could be a lot better". I'd like to see Autovac gone, but at the very least I'd like to see customers made aware they are in use. I had no idea and most people are surprised to hear they exist. With the exception of the tall fonts, the only way of knowing is to reach over the bar and have a look. Mandatory notification is the way forward I think and then customers can decide for themselves whether or not they are happy with the use of these devices. I would be grateful if this could also be shared on Twitter. Thanks.
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    Created by Kenneth Brunton
  • Rubbish Collection
    Environmental hazard, pest control, smell and diseases.
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    Created by Sheikh Hameed
  • Free Asthma inhalers
    They need this medication to survive a life threatening condition. If you have a thyroid problem you get all your prescriptions free. The system should be fairer.
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    Created by Melanie Fisher
  • Public Sector Pay Rises
    To address the decline in public sector workers pay and to acknowledge that MP's, as servants of the public, cannot treat themselves as a special case.
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    Created by Gary Brady
  • return pension to 65 for men and women
    We are expected to work till 68 years of age.Can anyone seriously carry on doing manual jobs say a 68 yer old bricky , roofer, or a job on your feet all day, a job when you have people's lives in your hands when lets face it our bodys and sadly sometimes our minds are failing . Get a grip mrs May. We all do not sit in nice warm cosy offices with people to chauffeur us about ,we work hard, pay our taxes, we all deserve a retirement, and not to work till the day we die . People around us are lucky to reach their early seventies.Let those that have worked and paid into the system all their lives retire and create more jobs for the young and school leavers, and force the ones that refuse to work to get off their backsides and contribute.
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    Created by Sarah Harrod
  • Save the Old Bodlondeb School Youth Centre from Demolition
    The Council are planning to demolishing this Historic community building. [1] Right now, the building is being used by various youth groups including Scouts and providing a vibrant local community hub. This historic building has been a school, a community centre, and seen generations of children use it and learn in it. CADW, the Welsh government body that conserve the heritage of Wales, are considering making the 122-year old Bodlondeb school a listed building. Over the years, numerous architects have been cautious to preserve the building as much as possible. An archeological report warns: “The impact of development would result in the loss of a heritage asset of at least local significance.” [2] We believe it would be a shame if the Council were to just demolish it. We, the undersigned, want to see future generations be given the same opportunities to use Bodlondeb school for community activities for all ages, from spinning classes to knitting. NOTES: [1] £2.5m Conwy cultural centre could be 'huge draw' for tourists: Daily Post: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/25m-conwy-cultural-centre-could-12560789 [2] Archaeological survey by Wardell Armstrong: http://edm.conwy.gov.uk/Planning/StreamDocPage/obj.pdf?DocNo=2651700&PDF=true&content=obj.pdf
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    Created by Daniel Cook
  • Make housing developers be transparent in Sunderland
    Current planning law states that if a developer will make less than 20% profit on a new development, they can ignore a council's regulations about building affordable and social housing. Leaked documents from several developers have shown that the maths they use to work out their profit margins are purposefully misleading, allowing them to claim they will make less than 20% profit on a development by undervaluing the prices of the houses they will sell and over-costing the labour. To combat this Islington, Greenwich, Lambeth and Bristol councils have introduced a policy that forces developers "viability assessments" to be made public. By bringing these dodgy maths into the public domain, Councils, campaigning groups and individuals will be able to hold developers to account and force them to use more honest maths. Sunderland is desperately in need of affordable homes, so that young people can get on the housing ladder. As council housing is non existent, no homes having been built for several years it would be policy to bring back this type of housing also. Surely this could be arranged.
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    Created by Kathleen Shipley
  • More mental health services in amber valley
    This is Important as it is an issue we have found within the area through talking to citizens and through investigating the services available that there is currently nothing available to aid them through their problems
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    Created by Ncs Heanor
  • STOP COMPANIES FROM SELLING PRODUCTS THAT BELITTLE MENTAL HEALTH
    These products: - Send out a message that mental health is a joking matter. - Miseducate people on what a Psychopath is. - Exploit mental health to make money. - Take a serious mental health disorder (Psychopathy) & try to make it "fashionable". - Upset many members of the mental health community.
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    Created by Phil Hill
  • Barrow in Furness. Weed problem!
    Because the town is a state and some paths are impossible to negotiate in wheelchairs and buggies.
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    Created by Reg Yarwood