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Specsavers - Stop Advertising in the Daily ExpressAnti-immigrant hate crime in the UK has increased fivefold over the past few months (according to the National Police Chiefs' Council). The UK media has, in the words of the United Nations human rights chief, peddled "sustained and unrestrained anti-foreigner abuse" and "vilification, intolerance and politicization of migrants." Migrants are routinely portrayed as less-than-human, and unworthy of dignity and respect. The Daily Express alone is responsible for headlines such as "BRITAIN MUST BAN MIGRANTS" and " SEND IN ARMY TO HALT MIGRANT INVASION." Specsavers: is this your vision? We are calling on you to take a stand, and no longer tacitly endorse the demonisation of migrant communities by the Daily Express. Just earlier this year, the newspaper was forced to publish a correction after press watchdog IPSO ruled that a piece entitled 'Europe's leaders have no plan to cut immigration' inflated and distorted migration figures. The impact of this kind of media rhetoric is not limited to the newspaper stands: it has real-life, divisive consequences. By withdrawing a recent front-page advert from the Daily Express, you have recognised that what your brand appears alongside, matters. We call on you to take this further and withdraw all financial and symbolic support for a newspaper that is notorious for inciting racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia.1,322 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Undoing Borders (People & Planet)
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Sweatshop Free Campaign SheffieldElectronics Watch is 'an independent monitoring organisation that assists public sector buyers to meet their responsibility to protect the labour rights of workers in their global electronics supply chains more effectively and less expensively than any single public sector buyer could accomplish on its own'. People & Planet Sheffield believe that the electronic equipment that we all make use of in university and around the world should be sourced and manufactured without the use of slave labour and sweatshops and affiliating to Electronics Watch gives the University of Sheffield a great chance of being a leader in this change.180 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Vaughan Fleming
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Save Clay Cross HospitalThis hospital was built several years ago to support the local area, the building hosts all types of day clinics etc. One ward has been closed for a long time,and now the trust are looking to close down the other ward. In the past people have been discharged from the main hospital to here, one step closer to home. Its been well looked after and is very modern inside, plenty of free parking. The nearest Hospital is Calow which is 2 bus rides away, so it is vital to keep this hospital open for local people. You can read about the plans for better care closer to home at the following link http://www.joinedupcare.org.uk Please support the staff and nurses to keep their jobs, and the hospital open ! My question are we going back in time?1,040 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by KL Rouse
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Scrap the bedroom tax for all disabled householdsFamilies where the spouse of a disabled adult are already on an extremely low income so having to pay the bedroom tax, which carers for children where for example one parent may be earning an adequate wage are already exempted from, is not only discriminatory, it leads to further financial pressure on top of the stress of being a carer.44 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Allan Aspinall
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Save Our BoatyardHistoric boatyard which is part of Tonbridge's history and culture. It provide a haven for wildlife and a green corridor, The boaters are part of the local and wider community2,226 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Helen Kirk
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DyspraxiaI want them to have a debate on dyspraxia and I will cripple and it is to people suffering from this condition. Plus I want them to treat it as a separate condition completely independent of dyslexia I would like to see a low where it makes educational establishment such as universities and schools. Because at the moment the educational establishment say a lot of it is the same as dyslexia. But this condition has many more parts to it than dyslexia. I find in many educational institutes that they fail to treat dyspraxia raise a different condition.8 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Royston Carlmain
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Save Knottingly Sports CentreTo continue with existing health benefits that a sports centre provides to local people. If this centre closes then the nearest one will be over an hours travel away via two busses. People will simply stop going to sports centres. Besides that I have a child with special needs who uses the centre three times a week. Taking this centre away from him and his friends will do more than simply take away their sports centre. It is their main chance to socialise and spend time with friends.290 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Adele Plumb
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Reopen Parklands high school SpekeOur children and hundreds of others are travelling miles every day on buses to get to school from Speke . Many of them being bullied on the buses and some even assaulted . There is a perfectly good new school building in Speke which the council closed . The council are still paying for this building yearly and cannot use it for anything else or sell until a few more years have passed . It's important as whilst many kids are travelling miles on public transport every day there could be a school just around the corner of the council reopened it . The council would also save a lot in the long run on bus passes etc and if they're paying for it still it may as well be used for purpose . Hire new staff who are fully documented and away they go . They can waste money on so many things in the UK but can't keep a needed school going .180 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Anthony Roberts
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Don't Stop the bus going to Cavendish from Sunnyhill DerbyIt is so important because many people use the bus to go to Cavendish to do shopping and also to visit the remaining post office in this area. People also use this bus for work. The changes mean people have to struggle on and off the bus rather than having a trip straight through. This of course causes problems for everyone, especially disabled, elderly and mothers with young children in push chairs or prams.37 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sunnyhill Community Centre
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PROTECT LONE CHILDREN FROM CALAIS CAMP: ALLOW THEM INTO SCOTLAND AND UK1500 children were transferred yesterday, Wednesday 2nd November, from the container camp in Calais to processing centres and temporary accommodation in France Besides the children with family to join in UK, there are many hundreds of unaccompanied children seeking asylum. Surely we can offer sanctuary to a large proportion of these children in Scotland and give them the care and attention they need? The risk of unsupervised children leaving temporary centres in France and setting out alone or in small groups to look for an illegal route to UK is HUGE. It has been reported that many children went missing during last week's evacuation of the Calais Camp, as did 129 children during partial evacuation of the camp in February this year. It will be shameful for us a a nation if we cannot resolve this situation, by harnessing the goodwill of the British public in welcoming these children, and encouraging Local Authorities to accommodate them.217 of 300 SignaturesCreated by deborah riley
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Calverton BMX Track Idea Needs Your Support!A rusty, dangerous and abandoned skate park sits on the park. A BMX track would be a perfect project for this area. Making the park a place where people can ride/race BMX. This would give kids through to adults a new experience.With local success from Connor Williams racing BMX in the British BMX championship this year. A track would be recognised as a home track for him and others that race from Calverton for training and potentially racing. A BMX track would bring people from all around the midlands and the country to race. Also there is a lot of interest and support from other local residents saying this would be a great idea giving the younger generation something to do and keeping them off the streets. With Hucknall and Bulwell having a track already why can't Calverton. To see the full story and keep updated on the progress visit our Village Website - http://www.calverton-nottingham.co.uk/bmx-track637 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Calverton Nottingham
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Reduce then Scrap the cost of the Sporty Card in Aberystwyth University.The cost of living is rising. Brexit means that those costs are only going to continue to rise. At the moment, ridiculously unaffordable fees are paid to the University in tuition. The university takes another huge chunk in accommodation costs. For those in private rental agreements, the costs are frequently higher. In order to play any university sanctioned sports, all participants are required to purchase a sporty card. The sporty card does not include the cost of the societies registration to the Student Union. It does not include kit. It makes up the highest single cost to every individual that wants to play sport in Aberystwyth University. When the University takes so much capital from the student body, it has a moral obligation to support its student union. And the student union shouldn't be forced to recuperate its debts from the already impoverished student body. Its highly unethical for the University to claim to be actively encouraging sports participation when it is itself such a barrier to sport. Just as it is unethical for the University to claim to have the highest student satisfaction when its more or less reliant on the towns atmosphere for those rankings.424 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Brian Williams
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