• Fracking in the UK
    It is contrary to the government's declared policy of reducing reliance on fossil fuels, it's safety and environmental impact have been ignored and it is contrary to the wishes of the majority of the population. The necessity for fracking is overstated and its' business case has not been adequately sanctioned by people likely to be affected; homes, small businesses and people in the areas identified. The decision is also indicative of a 'dual track' government, where there is a 'public' process for 'mundane' policies and decisions, and a 'hidden' process whereby unpalatable and unpopular decisions are approved, sanctioned or enabled without parliamentary scrutiny or debate, and no-one is apparently accountable for decisions that can have major impact on ordinary people, who consequently have no voice or redress.
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    Created by John Holley
  • Safe school crossing for our children
    There are currently no pedestrian signals to show when it is safe to cross the road, or how long people have to get across safely. The existing traffic lights only allow an inadequate 5 second window, and the central reservation is too small for the numbers using it, making the junction an extremely dangerous place to cross. The crossing is used by large numbers of children from St Andrew's Primary school, Enfield Grammar School and Chase Community School, as well as children from St George's primary school and other local schools, and many members of the public. We believe the safety of our children should be a priority.
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    Created by Jackie Pummell
  • Protect vulnerable patients
    Limiting choice of dressings available to patients will increase costs in the long term as wounds will take longer to heal and more nurse time will be necessary. It will stifle innovation by discouraging UK companies from investing in dressings that could make a real difference, and will instead lead to job losses and ultimately compound the existing suffering experienced by patients with wounds. This could have a dramatic effect on morbidity rates for vulnerable patients and even lead to deaths in some cases.
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    Created by Camila Fronzo
  • Take My Blood
    The stigma toward gay men regarding HIV and Aids, is outdated and no longer practical. The NHS need people to donate blood, people should not be exempt due to their sexual preferences. The risk of infection is equally real to us all; the reason that more gay men are diagnosed with HIV, is simply because more gay men get tested for HIV than hetrosexual men do. Hetrosexual men in GUM clinics are 10% less likely to agree to a HIV test than a gay male is (Source: Public Health England (PHE) (2015) ‘HIV in the UK: situation report 2015’). Let everyone donate blood for the life saving operations it's used for.
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    Created by Thomas Looker
  • Let the community decide Vauxhall's future
    Transport for London (TfL), with Lambeth Council, has a plan to make the Vauxhall one-way gyratory into a two-way system. This will replace the well-used, safe and much-loved Vauxhall bus station with dispersed, unprotected bus stops. The plan will not improve the efficiency of the transport interchange, make pedestrian and cycle journeys safe, improve public realm or combat pollution. The proposals are a waste of public money which do not go far enough to improve Vauxhall. Local community group Our Vauxhall, which includes award-winning architects, world-class transport engineers and local residents has produced an alternative, which would make Vauxhall greener, safer and less polluted. Our Vauxhall's plan will keep the traffic moving more smoothly than TfL's whilst also improving journeys through the bus interchange for cyclists, public transport users and pedestrians. See the plan at www.ourvauxhall.com Local meetings have confirmed the popularity of Our Vauxhall's scheme. But TfL refuses to give Londoners a choice. Their consultation is limited to asking for views on their scheme alone. Vauxhall is one of the busiest interchanges in London. This is not just a local matter for Vauxhall. Don't let TfL waste taxpayers' money putting in an inferior scheme when a better plan is ready and waiting. help us to give Londoners a choice and an opportunity to decide.
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    Created by Helen Irwin
  • Save our council secure tenancies
    This is so important as people will be forced to leave famly homes despite maybe living there all their lives. The work we do to our homes and gardens will count for nothing and our communities will be destroyed
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    Created by chrissi relph
  • AVBC needs a planning core strategy
    The withdrawal of the councils own Planning Core Strategy puts the whole borough at risk of developers gaining their planning consent by appeal. The councils repeated failure to deliver a five year supply of sites for new homes means that the whole borough is at risk from developers. The root causes of this has been incompetency and political inertia and a reluctance to identify sites across the borough which might be unpopular.
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    Created by David Farrelly Picture
  • Renewable Energy
    This would be a significant way of reducing the amount of fossil fuel that we use and therefore would make a substantial contribution to cutting carbon emissions.
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    Created by Peter John Ainscough
  • To put zero emissions into UK law.
    This is the way to make our domestic law consistent with the agreement in Paris, it is the kind of certainty that business wants and it will send a global signal that we are still in the climate leadership business.
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    Created by Bill Breedon
  • Keep NHS bursaries - don't let Cameron run down the NHS
    Nursing degrees involve much more work, and fewer holidays than most degree courses. Most qualified nurses will work at a band five and will not earn sufficient money to repay the loan. Most nurses already find their salary difficult to survive on, especially in the south of England where rent is high. Considerable research evidence indicates that the better educated nurses are, the lower the patient mortality rates. It is a matter of patient safety that student nurses should be concentrating on their studies, and not be trying to work alongside their studies. There is already a shortage of nurses, and removal of NHS bursaries will reduce the number of candidates for nurse training, and increase the drop out rate on courses. Then of course the government will say the NHS is not working and needs to be scrapped. I would urge everyone who values the NHS to sign this petition, and pass it onto others.
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    Created by Susi Liles
  • Brand New Gymnastics Facility in Swindon
    Swindon School of Gymnastics is currently the only Boy's & Mens Artistic Gymnastics facility in Wiltshire. But we need help; We may be losing our premises in 4 years time and want to build a State of The Art facility to support Men’s & Women’s Artistic, Disability Gymnastics, Tumbling, Trampolining and Acro for all ages. We also want to cater for Dance, Circus Skills, Cheerleading and the free running/Parkour side of fitness. Due to such a high profile success from Team GB, gymnastics is booming and our current facility can not cope with the increasing demand. We have 400 children training weekly and have over 600+ on our waiting list. We have a large dedicated team of volunteer coaches who give up their time for the sport whilst also working full time jobs. These coaches are eager to see the children improve and succeed. Their commitment is second to none, and they are ferociously hungry to see the children grow and develop into confident, well balanced individuals, whilst also enjoying a disciplined and challenging sport. We have an on site personal trainer, nutritionist and remedial sports massage therapist. We need your help on Facebook to like and share this plea as we need to maintain the momentum we are currently receiving through our paper petition. Please take a moment to help these children, as they love their chosen sport and thoroughly adopt the values and life mentoring support they receive from their devoted coaches. Thank you for your help.
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    Created by Ben Josh Walker
  • Waste at supermarket bakerys
    Every evening I witness the scandalous waste of bin bags full of fresh bread products. Being taking off the shelves of my local supermarket. Then they are crammed into large bags labeled "not fit for human consumption". When only seconds before i was buying the same products. Is it not time this waste was stopped. And the surplus produce was given to the homeless or food banks. Many people struggle to feed themselves and their families. This sort of waste should not be tolerated.
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    Created by terry liversidge