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Cancel the inquiry into charging to use the NHSA truly civilised society recognises need and seeks to meet it without punishing the people in need. The NHS Constitution clearly states that the NHS belongs to us all. It doesn’t belong to an insurance company, or any other kind of co-payment organisations. The NHS is affordable without a charging regime that would stop many poor people and those in poor health from accessing essential services.701 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Carl Walker
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MSPs: Don't Back Down on Land Reform!Scotland has the most concentrated land ownership in the developed world. Just 432 people own half of the private land. Land prices are far too high - this is why rents are extortionate, and why young people are leaving when they can't even get a scrap of land for housing. For Scotland to flourish and every community to have a say over their resources and their future, we need a strong land reform bill that really tackles all these issues. We're up against a wealthy landowning lobby who want to water down the Scottish government's proposals - so we must make our voice heard! Tell your MSPs to back the five demands of the #OurLand campaign and make sure we get a bill that can change Scotland for the better. The Our Land Campaign was set up by Common Weal, Women for Independence, the Scottish Land Action Movement and campaigners Andy Wightman and Lesley Riddoch to highlight the way unavailable and unaffordable land blights development in the countryside and cities.3,899 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Jen Stout
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Afghan interpretersWe owe them a great debt of gratitude for helping the British Forces I translating. They and their families are being murdered by the Taliban They are risking their lives escaping and having to hang around Calais trying to get to Great Britain. It is a disgrace and the powers that are preventing them seeking refuge in the UK should hang their heads in shame112 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Andrew Hinton
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New State Pension should apply to allOlder people who have already retired, and those due to retire before 6th April 2016, are and will continue to receive the 'old' basic State Pension, currently £115.95 per week. Those retiring after 6th April 2016 will receive the new State Pension, currently £151.25 (to be finalised in autumn 2015). This is fundamentally unfair to existing pensioners, who in many cases fought for their country, and then worked and contributed all their lives, to be treated as second class citizens. Treat everyone the same, give them the new State Pension. It is all very well to say "there is a safety net" of the benefits system, where poor pensioners can go, cap in hand, to explain how poor they are, show all their incomings and outgoings, and beg for state assistance, but understandably many pensioners have too much dignity to do this. It should not be necessary. Be fair to the people who were fair to this country. Give them the same pension as everyone else will now receive. Be fair.2,506 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Paul Fisher
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SAVE EALING JAZZ CLUB where ROLLING STONES first met and played in 1962The EALING JAZZ CLUB is the birthplace of RHYTHM and BLUES in the UK. It is where the Rolling Stones, The Who, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Paul Jones, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker of Cream, Eric Burden of The Animals, Long John Baldry and many more, all congregated in order to play Rhythm and Blues for the first time together. THE CLUB IS THREATENED by development. Plans have been submitted to Ealing Town Council. These plans require the demolition of the club in order to make way for a steel and glass retail and residential complex. The EALING JAZZ CLUB (now the "Red Room") is still much as it was in 1962 when Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner introduced The Rolling Stones to each other and where Rhythm and Blues started in this country. Keith Richards has written in his autobiography 'Life' that: "Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner got a club going, the weekly spot at the Ealing Jazz Club..... without them there might have been nothing ". Kansas University, USA, states that: "The EALING JAZZ CLUB deserves the same reverence in posterity as Sun Records in Memphis, the Grand Old Opry in Nashville (where Elvis Presley got his start) and the Cavern Club in Liverpool, perhaps even more so, as it's influence on the entire history of rock is so significant" The club is iconic and irreplaceable. Its credentials contribute immensely to London's reputation as the music capital of the world. It is of enormous importance to Ealing, London, the Nation and the World, and is part of the rich musical heritage of our country. Boris Johnson recently invited guests to a reception at City Hall, to promote music in London and to highlight the threat to small music venues by developers. He acknowledged that many have already been eradicated. If enough of us protest against the destruction of the EALING JAZZ CLUB, we could save this iconic venue for future generations of music fans and others who gain inspiration from seeing and feeling the actual place where music history was made. If we celebrate it's status, it could become the focus for heralding and highlighting the music, film, theatre and art of Ealing, and it could become a destination attraction, encouraging tourism and more live music events. WE MUST NOT LOSE THIS HISTORIC PLACE. Please make your voices heard by signing this petition and please send this message on to your contacts. If we demand it, we COULD save the EALING JAZZ CLUB from being lost to the world for ever. Thank you.932 of 1,000 SignaturesCreated by Ealing Jazz Club Ealing
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Care From Home AgenciesMy Mum suffers from Dementia and the Care From Home Agency employ some young inexperienced carers. I would like legislation to stop Care Agencies from employing inexperienced carers.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Paul Juhasz
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Save Frenchay Community HospitalIn 2005, it was decided that an new acute hospital be built at Southmead together with a community hospital on the Frenchay site. The new hospital has only 800 beds where once there were 1400 beds: we have high and increasing numbers of frail and elderly residents, many with dementia: there are to be 28,000 new dwellings in the near future. Southmead is unable to discharge patients after treatment because there is no appropriate facility for them due to the lack of a community hospital at Frenchay and it cannot achieve a patient flow through Southmead because of these issues.343 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Barbara Harris
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Make Child Protection services accountableFamilies are being let down very badly in court because of the aggressive tactics employed by some in child protection in order to achieve a particular outcome. The wronged parent is left in a hopeless position to defend themselves, since there is no record, and making accusations of false or misleading reports leads to the victim being open to charges of paranoia or dishonesty, further weakening their position in court.21 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Flora Griffin
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Discrimination of Single PeoplePeople have to face travelling on their own, after they have perhaps lost a loved one and why should they have to pay all this extra money for being on their own. I could see the point if they were given a twin or double room, but not for some of the so called single rooms available. The single supplements for abroad are even more horrendous.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Fiona Clark
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stopping companies starting new companies when they have become bankruptBecause 7 months ago a company I worked for called Griffin Place Communications used a loophole in the law to set up a Telesales Communication's Company in my deprived neighbourhood , taking full advantage of the Welsh Government's grants that were on offer which totalled £600.000 and then went bankrupt leaving 120 of us without pay and destitute while they and then set up a new Telesales Communication's Company in another Welsh town just up the road from us.139 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Judith Davies Davies
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All Calder Valley Councils to offer resources, support and shelter for refugeesThere are millions of families fleeing terror and destruction across the globe and grass roots communities must reach out and offer them asylum even if the Government won't.444 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Lita Hallyburton
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Save Beverley’s Remaining Green SpacesWhilst we accept that more houses are needed in the Beverley area, we are deeply concerned about the scale of housing developments proposed for Beverley, as detailed by ERYC in various documents, including the emerging East Riding Local Plan: 3,000 houses are proposed in a town with a current population of 30,000. Most recently, the Draft Masterplan for the South West of Beverley shows a level of housing density well in excess of the existing housing in the vicinity: 1,900 houses, which is equivalent to approximately 35 houses per hectare, as opposed to the current 20 houses per hectare in the neighbouring Lincoln Way development, in other words, not in keeping with the character for the area. In 2011 the Beverley Renaissance Partnership called for a large area of open space for public recreational use, a new common, tentatively called Southwood, to complement the existing pastures elsewhere in Beverley, something the new Draft Masterplan has now omitted. Currently only 10 hectares of the 80 hectare development are proposed as green space and this is in small patches scattered around the development. This area needs to be larger and joined up into a coherent chunk of land that will provide a useful recreational space, a green lung for the town, and ensure that Beverley does not become just another suburb of Hull. We call on ERYC to amend the above Draft Masterplan to reflect a level of development more in keeping with the area. We also ask that Beverley retain the existing quality of life for present and future residents by preserving and expanding its green spaces for recreational use and, in the process, protect and preserve our local wildlife.1,079 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Beate Willar
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