Like many people I have found myself on the receiving end of ATOS deciding I am fit to work. Despite my GP sending me to the assessment with a supporting letter. My GP knows I am not fit enough to work. And there are thousands of people out there who are the same. Forcing people into situations that they can't cope with will cause more deaths, more illnesses and cost the NHS more in the long run. It's. It through choice I don't work. I am a qualified teacher. And shortly after qualifying was told by a school they didn't think I was capable of 'keeping up'. My health drastically deteriorated and now I can't work. Yet ATOS seem to think me and thousands of others out there are able to work..... and work any job. The whole system needs looking at and revising. How many people need to die before something is done about this.

The issue of local justice is enshrined in our constitution. The proposal to close up to 91 courts puts this in jeopardy. For instance, the court local to where I live is earmarked for closure, yet the nearest alternative will be about 60 miles away with no chance of being reachable by public transport. The nearest city court is in a different jurisdiction. Magistrates are a vital element of the justice system. They are chosen for their fairness., lack of discrimination and duty to uphold the laws and values of this country. Magistrates are constantly being downgraded by the government and their powers are eroded by the increasing emphasis on the police being allowed to be judge and jury. Please add your voice to stop these steps to take away our fundamental rights not only to justice, but justice at local level.

Our children need this service to get to school safely. It is a direct service which means our children don't have to change bus services in the frenchgate interchange. This will increase costs for parents and also have an impact on working parents whose children need to be taken to school in September because of no school bus. This will also have a detrimental effect on the environment as more parents will use cars to take children to school.

This is so important because many of those most in need of a National Health Service are the poor and long term chronically sick. These people cannot afford or get private health care. Without the NHS, we will be like America with 40% not having any health care cover. Once lost the NHS will NEVER be recovered, so act now to keep it. The NHS is the most cost effective & efficient health care system in the world, despite what the politicians keep saying about it. Love your NHS & fight to save it, it's the best thing Britain ever created and it's worth fighting for. The rest of the world knows it, we know it, the government knows it - so tell them to keep their grubby hands off!

In the House of Lords, a chamber of unelected representatives, the Government has proposed, through an unelected representative, that it is time to re-examine the NHS, and decide how best to make citizens pay at point of use, whether through compulsory insurance, or through additional taxes. https://opendemocracy.net/ournhs/richard-grimes/government-moves-to-consider-nhs-user-charges We already pay an additional tax to fund the NHS - it is called National Insurance. To propose we need additional taxation, or that we need to pay for services as we use them, not only disregards the fact that citizens already pay, but will be the beginning of a two-tier NHS, where only those who can afford to pay can be treated. As it is, the National Health Service is the envy of much of the world. We need to keep it that way.

Lord Prior, has just suggested to parliament that he plans to launch an inquiry to consider whether we should move away from a tax-funded NHS towards one funded by insurance and co-payments. This is an attack on the core principles of the NHS that have been in place since 1946.

Animal testing should not be a part of this day in age given the level of technology we have. Nor should we be breeding animals for another countries animal testing.

The BBC is meant to be an independent organisation run by trustees. It's unacceptable that the government can just walk in and confiscate several millions of licence payers money to fund an aspect of its social policy.

In the UK we already have an epidemic of homelessness, if this policy is allowed to go through parliament the numbers of homeless people will increase drastically and child poverty will spiral out of control.

Everyone has the right to participate in the struggle for social and environmental justice, without fear of persecution, objectification, or interference in their lives. However, many campaigns and individuals have been targeted by Britain’s undercover police for decades, undermining efforts for social justice that should be welcomed in a democratic society. Citizens have been spied on, psychologically and emotionally manipulated, and abused by officers for being part of, or simply knowing people who were part of, such campaigns. We welcome the announcement of a full public inquiry into political undercover policing, but it must be truly transparent, robust and comprehensive. In particular the inquiry must: * Be willing to hear evidence from those affected by undercover policing including: - the women deceived into long-term intimate relationships by officers - the family justice campaigns for those bereaved at the hands of the police and those challenging the efficacy of police investigations in relation to the deaths or assaults of loved ones - the construction workers blacklisted with the help of undercover police - the families whose dead children’s identities were stolen by officers - all campaign groups spied on * Protect police whistleblowers from prosecution under the Official Secrets Act and encourage current and former officers to give evidence. * Cover all undercover police units from 1968 to the present day. * Ensure the police fully cooperate with the inquiry and do not obstruct its operation though the use of their ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ stance. * Hold senior police officers past and present, especially former Met Commissioners and Special Branch Commanders, to account for any wrong doing attributed to the units under their command. * Investigate officers sharing or selling information and experience acquired through undercover policing to the private sector. * Make recommendations to change the law, especially the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000), to prevent these abuses from continuing.

It is important, because no Animal deserves to suffer and be hunted. Keeping the ban on fox hunting will save so many Foxes lives.

SUMMER BUDGET - the Chancellors proposals and how they'll devastate your wealth Last week’s Budget was, in my view, deeply unhelpful to small business owners and contractor businesses in particular. For a Government that purports to be pro business and pro entrepreneurship the Chancellor has produced more disincentives to branching out on your own than any Government in the last 10 years! This Budget dealt not one, not two, not three, not four but FIVE blows to the UK's smallest businesses. First, IR35 is ominously to be made 'more effective' These rules try and almost always fail to separate disguised employees from genuine businesses but in the meantime cause significant angst and disruption to people’s lives. The galling aspect of this announcement is the Government's wilful misinterpretation of the findings of two previous reviews by a House of Lords Select Committee and the Office of Tax Simplification. In both cases it was found that IR35 was unclear, ineffective and should be removed or replaced. The Government appears to have latched on to just the 'ineffective' bit and now wants to reinforce an outdated, outmoded and widely criticised system. Second, new restrictions on travel and subsistence expenses are to be imposed on one-person limited companies Independent Professionals travel the length and breadth of the country and abroad, visiting their clients' sites and providing much needed expertise. It's an expensive business and if those expenses aren't tax deductible, they won't be able to do it. It's as simple as that. This restriction could end up cutting off business opportunities for independent professionals and crucially it could cut off a vital resource supply for the clients. It's short-sighted, it's bad for businesses and it will put the UK's smallest businesses at a huge competitive disadvantage to large businesses. A consultant working on his own will no longer be able to take a contract with a client at the other end of the country, but PWC will. I believe that unless these rules are implemented very carefully they will have detrimental impact on the whole UK economy. Third, there is a significant tax rise on dividends This change will affect all company directors, not just independent professionals. The Government’s proposal is that the first £5,000 of dividends will be tax free but thereafter will be taxed at 7.5% within the basic rate tax band (0% now), 32.5% in the higher rate tax band (25% now) and 38.1% (30.56% now) in the highest rate band. Don’t forget dividends are paid out of taxed profits so have already suffered tax at the prevailing rate of Corporation Tax. Fourth, the Chancellor announced a rise in the level of Employment Allowance (i.e. the allowance against payment of Employers NI) from £2,000 to £3,000 Good news you’d think BUT, the allowance will no longer be available to employers where the director is the sole employee - i.e. Personal Service Companies Fifth, the chancellor has commissioned a Green Paper to remove tax relief on pension contributions Only a Green Paper so not to be legislated this year but potentially attacking the ability to make tax efficient company pension contributions. ACT NOW - Join The Campaign! It’s very easy just to shrug our shoulders and accept that these proposals are a fait accompli. The Budget proposals won’t become law until they receive Royal Assent probably in September/October 2015. We have an opportunity to make our voice heard and influence Parliament before the legislation is passed. Nigel Simmons FCCA IR35Accountant.com