The current compensation is inadequate and embarrassing when we take into account their duty’s. It's not only morally right, but increasing the pay will also inevitably foster more interest in enlisting in our armed forces, which has seen a significant decline over the years. Our national security should be a priority and financially supporting those who protect us is a critical part of that commitment. it's time we rectify this injustice.  By signing this petition, you help ensure our armed forces are justly rewarded for their invaluable contribution to our nation's security. 

This is important because people can not afford to have their wages deducted due to illness and people should not be forced to work when they are ill because they won’t be able to pay their bills. The stress and impact this has on someone’s mental health is unacceptable. Companies should have a duty of care to look after their employees.

Why should this happen, many people need to get to work and education (school, college or university) but can't access it without walking from keresley village into ash green which can be 15 minutes to 1 hour depending on which part of the village that people live.

I am a freelance writer in the tabletop gaming industry, and I am very concerned about the new proposed changes to AI copyright law. Generative artificial intelligence has already cost my industry, and many other creative industries, a great deal due to the unprecedented need for new laws governing these models and the ability of tech companies to bypass them due to ambiguities in legislative wording.  I have personally lost hundreds of pounds in monthly income as a direct result of generative ai models over the last 2 years, and these models are trained on creative works which they have no ethical right to use.     I am asking you to stand up and speak out against relaxing laws on tech companies being able to train their models on copyrighted works (as is being suggested), as this would be disastrous for every creative industry, and only work to cement the dominance of these tech conglomerates in global society at the expense of one of the most uniquely human endeavours in existence; the creation of art. 

1. the area has become a serious health and safety risk for Pedestrians and Motorists due to the abundance of large crane -adapted HGV vehicles and suspected unregistered Forklift trucks operating  and parking up on the Road and Pavements( without due care or attention )  2. all businesses requiring  access to and from the area are being affected and subsequently their customers too 3. the area due to storage and dumping of building material has attracted fly tipping as well as homeless individuals; resulting in unsightly littering issues also 4. security issues with regards to vulnerable premises Darul Barakaat, Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque are compromised due to high stacked material and lack of vision due to the obstructions  5. the peace and tranquillity and beauty of a place of worship ( Darul Barakaat , Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque)  has been compromised with constant activity by Cambabest directly outside the establishment  as well as unsightly Building Material being placed there. It is inexcusable.  6. issues of rightful access for both Mosque members arriving or leaving in cars and on foot is compromised  7. building debris is strewn all across the pavements and public road causing damage to cars and hazards to pedestrians  8. Dangerously stacked and loose heavy building material on the Road & pavements is a Hazard for members of the public walking within this area 9. legitimate access for waste collection services  or even Emergency service vehicles is compromised due to the abundance of HGV vehicles and building material blocking the Roads 10. There is a desperate need for pedestrian safety barriers to be installed by Birmingham City Council to safeguard &  protect pedestrians and prevent any obstructions being placed on the pavements

In a recent study around areas in South Hertfordshire, some villages saw up to 5-6 building projects going on. Consisting in three of the cases, knocking the bungalows down to create much bigger houses (given this is an already expensive area). In two of the cases adapting and extending (including an additional story built) the current buildings again, taking them way out of affordable reach of many who may actually need them.  We cannot continue to knock down or re-develop Bunglows at the rate we are. If we do this, there will be none left. Then those that are left, will be in high demand because of the additional interest of developers.  We need some form of protection about A) who gets priority to purchase B) some limitations on what can be done to them and C) protections against them being knocked down to provider bigger properties. 

🤔 Ever wondered what happens to the soft plastic that you return to the supermarket for recycling? Well, we've managed to find out. 🕵️ We placed tracking devices into 40 bundles of soft plastic packaging and dropped them at front-of-store collection points at Sainsbury's and Tesco supermarkets across England. 🔥 The results of our investigation reveal that 70% of the tracked soft plastic bundles that reached a final destination is burnt, not recycled.  🚢 The rest ended up at recycling facilities that downcycle soft plastic waste into products other than packaging – the majority of which were in Türkiye. ⚠️ Environmental law NGO ClientEarth warns that there is strong evidence that soft plastic recycling claims are misleading the public. 🛒 Since 2021, major UK supermarkets, including Sainsbury's and Tesco, have been rolling out front-of-store collection points to recycle soft plastic packaging, while “Recycle with bags at large supermarkets” labels are now seen across an extensive range of soft plastic packaging. 🙅 But soft plastic packaging is acknowledged by the waste management industry and the UK Government to be incredibly challenging to recycle... 🏭 With plastic production set to triple by 2060, these schemes are a symptom of a system that is out of control.  ✊ Supermarkets are part of the problem. But they’re also part of the solution. 🗣️ Now you can help push for change. ✏️ Sign and share our petition calling for Sainsbury’s and Tesco to publicly back a 40% cut in global plastic production by 2040.

Vaping can be used to help wean people off cigarettes and reduce the risk of lung cancer through smoking tobacco. However, many people who now smoke vapes have never been tobacco smokers. This is particularly true of children and young people.  Vapes are highly addictive due to their nicotine content. As recognised by the NHS, nicotine addiction affects  the nervous system and can lead to long lasting changes in cognition, attention span, and memory. Nicotine addiction can lead to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.  Nicotine also affects the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of heart attack. Vapes contain a variety of chemicals. There is a lack of research into the long term effects of heating and inhaling these chemicals on the lungs and other organs. Moreover, many vapes that are sold do not comply  with UK regulations as regard chemical content with millions of illegal vapes being seized each year. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute have described those vapes seized as the “tip pf the iceberg.” Children and young people are highly exposed to vapes and this exposure is increasing. The latest research by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) suggests 72% of children had been exposed to vape promotion, mostly in shops and online. The research also found that around a million children aged 11-17 have tried vaping with approximately 230,000 children vaping more than once a week. The vast majority of these children have never smoked tobacco. Australia recently changed the laws on vaping to protect against the harms of vaping and nicotine dependence. The change in the law requires that vapes may only be sold at a registered pharmacy. Vapes may only be sold to  under 18s with a valid prescription. This regulation helps protect children against exposure to vapes and makes it far more difficult for children to buy them. 

In the early hours of 26th of August, residents of the Spectrum Building of Freshwater Road, Dagenham awoke to a fire tearing through our building. Over 80 of us were forced to evacuate our homes and we are lucky to be alive.  Fire alarms failed to go off, leaving us risking our own safety to wake up our neighbours. Fire escape routes were padlocked shut and the removal of cladding from the outside of our building had been delayed potentially worsening the disaster. The building is too unsafe for us to return to our homes or collect our belongings. Losing your home and all your belongings overnight is everyone's worst nightmare. But since losing our homes to the fire, we are living in constant insecurity. Join our call to Barking and Dagenham Council to demand security for tenants of the Spectrum Building Despite being temporarily housed in hotels and hostels, every week we are being made to pack up any belongings we have, check out of our rooms and wait to find out where we will be sleeping that night.  Alongside this, we are facing the threat of being forced into unaffordable accommodation outside of London, costing thousands of pounds we don't have, miles away from our work, schools, families and communities - at a time when we need them most.  This is a kick in the teeth after all we have been through. It means that at the start of every week we will not know where we will be sleeping that night. To those of us with young children and babies, we have to uproot them again and again and face uncertainty about our futures. We are being forced to miss work risking our employment and being put under ongoing stress and anxiety. We are families, workers, residents and members of the community and we have lost everything. We need a safe and secure place to call home while we get back on our feet.  Please help us by calling on Dagenham Council to stop these cruel and unnecessary practices and to make sure Spectrum Fire Residents have a safe place to call home.  Sign our petition now. 

We are, almost daily, reminded of the chronic housing shortage yet there are many houses in the UK which stand empty for a proportion of the year or are only owned to generate income by being holiday lets or Air B&Bs. This not only inflates house prices but also denies many young families the opportunity to buy their own home in the area in which they were born and raised. In the meanwhile plans proceed to build ever more houses on what are, currently, green field sites. A solution could be to increase both Council Tax on non residential properties and Income tax on the income generated. This might free up properties for first time buyers particularly in tourist areas where the shortage is greatest 

Functional Neurological Disorder is a medical condition that affects how a person’s nervous system in their body works, its very important to get as many signatures as possible as there are many of us that have functional neurological disorder and we get no help with the condition and are left to suffer in silence, this is because dr’s and consultants and members of the public do not understand this condition and many people think there is nothing wrong with us when in fact we suffer really badly everyday with the condition, FND has many different symptoms that affects everyone differently on a daily basis, it is very important to get awareness raised of the condition and to give people a better understanding and insight into FND, and to get vital important research done into the condition, it’s also very important to get the government to listen and take notice of us with functional neurological disorder (FND) and to debate about the condition in parliament and to help raise awareness of the condition 

Conclusion: The current state of ticket pricing is creating a deeply inequitable environment where only those with greater financial means can afford to attend live events. By regulating Platinum and "In-Demand" ticket pricing, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in collaboration with the UK Government, can ensure that all fans have a fair chance to experience live performances at a reasonable cost. We strongly urge you to take decisive action on this matter to protect consumers and uphold the integrity of live entertainment in the UK.