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Carers Allowance to continue to be paid after retirement ageMany carers continue to look after people with substantial caring needs once they (the carers) reach retirement age, yet are no longer financially rewarded for doing so. Attendance Allowance is only payable to the disabled person once they reach 65! Unlike paid employment, where upon reaching the age of approximately 65, the State Pension is payable and those retired can spend their time doing as they please. The Government considers Carers Allowance to be overlapping with the State Pension (both are considered payments in lieu of paid employment, but Carers Allowance, according to the Government is neither a wage nor a salary). Carers continue in their role 24/7!!393 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Peter George
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texting whilst drivingIt puts lives at risk - its extremely dangerous not to look at the road whilst driving. Seems to be the norm lately. Witnessed car crossing red lights at speed oblivious, pulled along side later, yes texting still. To think of the fine being the same as a parking offence is unbelievable.120 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Andy Payne
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Stop the Government selling off police work to incompetent G4SWe have a skilled, trained Police force that is having its budget carved up, officers losing pay and benefits so that incompetent G4S can make more money from the UK Government despite being bailed out by the army when they completely messed up Olympic security162 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Jonathan Rainbird
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No privatisation of Herts PoliceIt is essential to maintain the integrity and reputation of the office of Constable and to ensure the people of Hertfordshire continue to receive a professional high quality service with proper safeguards in place79 of 100 SignaturesCreated by David Whitelegg
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Change 4 the ignoredAs part of our homelessness campaign,we would like to raise awareness of the homeless and what the government are not doing to help. Hopefully this campaign will help people understand the issue of homelessness and see what the government can do to prevent it. The government classify that there're around 20 homeless people in Birmingham but in actual fact their are 892 people. Homelessness is not a small concern. One of the news headlines, back in 2010, had said that one-in-three Britons will have been touched by homelessness.This is shocking,in fact,this should've shocked us into action. If something is not done about this,more of us will be living on the streets. Without a shelter. Without our everyday necessities. The government is for the people, not just those who have made the best decisions and made no mistakes. Our country has enough resources that none of its citizens should be without a home.It's quite shameful, that in a country, as wealthy as ours, we have citizens living on the streets. The true measure of a society is how it treats it's most vulnerable members. Therefore, the government should be doing much more than it is for the homeless population.They need help and understanding, and they need it from their government. Homelessness is your problem whether you recognize it or not. Everyday more and more people lose a job, unable to pay bills, and eventually end up losing their home. I have seen families live in cars and work while trying to survive. This is the harsh reality.221 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Arashpreet Kaur
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Ban skinny catwalk models!France’s National Assembly has made it a criminal offence to employ dangerously skinny women on the catwalk. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32987228. Under the new law, anyone running an agency employing undernourished models below an as-yet undefined Body Mass Index risks a six-month prison term and a €75,000 (£55,000) fine. Magazines will also have to indicate when a photograph of a model has been digitally ‘touched up’ to make her look skinnier or bulkier or face a €37,500 fine or up to 30 per cent of the sums spent on advertising. Spain bars models below a certain BMI from featuring in Madrid fashion shows, and Italy insists on health certificates for models. Brazil is considering demands to ban under-age or underweight models from its catwalks. The World Health Organization considers people with a BMI below 18.5 to be underweight and at risk of being malnourished. Presenting anorexic or malnourished models as fashionable figures encourages young women to adopt unhealthy eating patterns, and wrongly categorises natural feminine curvaceousness as 'fat' and unfashionable. For the truth about the modelling industry see http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jul/05/vogue-truth-size-zero-kirstie-clements.177 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Stephen Trahair
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HERTS PRIVATE POLICE FORCEThese powers should remain with the police where the citizen's rights are safe guarded by law and should not be given to a private company. G4S made a mess of security leading to the London Olympics and should not be working in such an important role on our streets and shopping centres.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Frances Zarifis
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Keep police powers out of private handsWe do not want to be stopped and questioned by people other than those officially in the police force. To employ an outside company to do this is not the right way to go as some of the people who will do the questioning are not always the upstanding citizens they are supposed to be. They would simply be glorified bouncers. We pay the police force to do the work and that's where it should stay. Employ more policemen rather than paying outside companies exorbitant fees.71 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Rita Robbie
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Devon father of 2 trapped in Cambodian JailGregg has been held without trial for 26 months after being locked up on fraud charges trumped up by corrupt officials435 of 500 SignaturesCreated by John Mullen
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Save Winchester, the ancient capital of EnglandWinchester was an important Roman city and later became the Anglo-Saxon capital of Wessex under King Alfred the Great. It is the birthplace of England, where much of its language, heritage, culture, democracy, education and law was established, and it holds an exceptional position in British history. The Silver Hill proposals encompass 5 acres, a very considerable proportion of the city centre, and they constitute the most significant and contentious development in Winchester’s modern history. Everyone agrees that this part of the city centre needs to be regenerated, but the objections of thousands of residents to the current proposals are due to the overwhelming scale and dismal nature of its architecture. A dull and uniform mass of such size will suffocate the appeal and character of an historic cathedral city. It will jeopardize the city’s future vitality, and its outdated retail concept will emasculate the city’s thriving high street, the oldest in northern Europe. The objections are also based on Winchester City Council’s failure to procure the contract, so that over the last 13 years they have only ever considered the one proposal by the one developer, T.H. Real Estate (aka Henderson). Residents have questioned why, when Winchester is so full of architectural talent, has the Council never considered any alternative, more sympathetic proposals for what should be a civic-led development. They have also asked how, when Henderson’s 2014 proposal was derailed by a Judicial Review, the Council has agreed to let Henderson revert to an earlier version of the proposal approved in 2009, which both parties declared was unviable. Despite being roundly criticised by a High Court Judge for being in “serious breach” of the procurement regulations, the Council has failed to take the opportunity it has had to remedy the situation, the result being the relentless progress of a senseless and entirely predictable disaster, in the face of huge opposition. Winchester was the foundation of England, and the joyous charm of its city centre reflects a spirit of a cohesive community respectful of its historic environment. Don’t let that be lost. Winchester deserves a future as rich as its past, and only with your intervention can that be assured. For more information on the campaign please visit: - the Winchester Deserves Better website: http://www.winchesterdeservesbetter.com/ - the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/winchesterdeservesbetter - or the Twitter page: https://twitter.com/Best4Winchester For more information on SAVE's alternative scheme, being developed by Winchester architect Huw Thomas, please see our website and press release: http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/campaign.php?id=343 To donate to SAVE Britain's Heritage and support the campaign please click on the 'donate' button on our homepage: http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/index.php4,994 of 5,000 SignaturesCreated by Clementine Cecil
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Resignation of George OsborneBecause George Osborne and the cabinet are not competent in running the finances of the UK and will cause thousands of children and other families to enter poverty and will cause thousands of more crises within the UK.724 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Joel Cummins
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Ban methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinoneIt is causing severe allergic reactions to thousands of people. It causes horrific reactions to the skin which includes severe itching, burning, swelling. Not only does it attack the skin but attacks the nervous system too- causing crippling nerve pains and who knows what long term effects.490 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Russell Imrie
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