CJS Reform is important if governments of all colours are to meet their primary duty: "To keep its citizens safe and secure".  There is little point in having crackdowns on knife crime if the CJS is unable and not equipped to deal with it. Once charged with an offence some defendants and victims are waiting over two years for a trial date. Case papers go missing, witnesses memories fade, and victims become dejected. We need police, CPS, courts, magistrates/judges, prisons, etc to work in sync with each other to prevent victims of crime, and offenders falling through the very large cracks in the 'service'.

❤️ Why is This Bill Essential? Facts and Stories from the Frontline The campaign to reintroduce and pass the Autism (Wales) Bill is not about adding another layer of bureaucracy; it is about saving and transforming lives by enforcing consistency and accountability in our public services. The Head: Why the Law Must Change The Welsh Government currently relies on a Code of Practice for Autism services. Unlike a Bill, a Code of Practice does not fully enforce public services to meet the specific needs of autistic people, often leaving adherence as discretionary rather than mandatory. The facts show this discretionary approach is failing: Crisis in Waiting Times: Diagnosis is the gateway to support. Yet, in Wales, thousands of children and young people are waiting for an ASD or ADHD assessment. In June 2023, 67.4% of children and young people waiting for an assessment had already been waiting for 26 weeks or longer. For adults seeking an autism diagnosis through the Integrated Autism Services (IAS), the average wait in late 2022-23 was 95.1 weeks (nearly two years). A "Needs-Led" Failure: The original purpose of the Autism Bill was to ensure a clear and consistent pathway to diagnosis and guarantee that local authorities and the NHS take necessary action to provide timely support. The current system leaves many autistic people and their families receiving "very little if any support" while they wait for assessment. The Mental Health Catastrophe: Autistic adults in Wales are six times more likely to report low life satisfaction and eight times more likely to report feeling chronically lonely compared to the general population. About 80% of autistic people are diagnosed with at least one mental illness in their lifetime, compared to 26% of the general population. When the system provides temporary, ill-informed responses, it exacerbates this crisis. A legally binding Bill would require the Welsh Government to publish an Autism Strategy and issue statutory guidance to the NHS and local authorities, placing mandatory duties on them to act and be held to account. The Heart: A Personal Plea for Change If I were talking to a friend, I would explain it simply: "This campaign is personal, and it’s urgent. I’ve just been through a harrowing family emergency where I had to fight to reinstate my elderly, disabled mother's care package while simultaneously trying to get crisis mental health support for my older sister. I watched as she was fobbed off with sleeping tablets after repeating distressing symptoms of a mental breakdown. She is facing years of waiting for an ASD assessment, despite the strong likelihood of a diagnosis that could finally unlock appropriate, specialist support." "This isn’t an isolated incident. I was diagnosed in 2018, and even with that diagnosis, the system is not a crisis service. The current Code of Practice means that when the system fails people like my sister—or those facing life-threatening mental health crises—there is no clear legal duty to step in and provide proper, specialist care. "We saw what happened with the original Bill: the government promised the Code would be enough, but my meeting with Mark Drakeford MS and his subsequent letter to the Minister prove that the promises have not been delivered in practice. "We need your voice to put the power of law behind this. We need a Bill that forces every health board and council to stop the two-year waits, provide mandatory autism training for staff, and offer specialist, lifelong support. It’s the difference between a life of isolation and crisis, and a life with dignity and support." Join us because this Bill is the only way to ensure the rights, safety, and well-being of all autistic people in Wales are protected by law, not just by hope.

This space is vital to our village.  Taking away the play equipment will be detrimental to the physical and mental well being of the children and the parents of the village. It’s a meeting place for the children after school and at weekends giving them somewhere to discover play and get some exercise outside of their school class groups. This is extremely important to their social skills development too. Children today play outside 50% less than their parents did. Removing our playground makes this crisis worse.   For the parents, it’s a chance to mix with other parents and sometimes the only opportunity to share advice and connect with other adults, especially if they don’t drive or don’t have a car. For the parents of the children that have just started at the local school, it’s a way of helping them and their children integrate into the community.  247 peer reviewed studies prove playgrounds increase children's physical activity by 28%. Removing ours will harm our children's health. Research shows that investment in quality play environments is linked with not only higher physical activity but improved social interaction and better mental health outcomes for children. 

Residents of the Tall Trees development in Beckview are living with unfinished roads and raised ironworks that have been left in place for months. These hazards are causing repeated damage to vehicles and creating unsafe driving conditions throughout the estate. Homeowners have paid full price for their properties yet are forced to drive daily on unsafe, unfinished roads. The ongoing dispute over responsibility cannot continue at the expense of residents’ safety and vehicle damage. Immediate action and accountability are needed to make Tall Trees safe for everyone.

The large sandpit and wooden climbing structures within it, have provided endless numbers of children with an amazing space for creative play and development. Many children spend hours at a time in this sandpit area. Many friendships have been made and young people come together across a range of ages. Parents, family members and carers also find the space a perfect place to sit and enjoy family time whilst building closer relationships with others from across the local communities and further afield. Replacing this area with 'tiger mulch' (a rubber based surface) will completely change this amazing space, arguably reducing the time people both young and older, from all walks of life, spend together here. It also makes parts of the wooden climbing structures that are in this area redundant, as they are designed for creative play using sand (and there will be no more sand there). Whilst there is another sand pit area in the playground, this is smaller and was, for various reasons designed predominantly for toddler aged children, to have their own dedicated space.

An unarmed British registered aid ship, named  Madleen, of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, was intercepted, boarded illegally, in international waters, by Israeli forces on 8-9 June 2025. 12 International and unarmed volunteers on board were forced off the ship by the Israeli forces -  4 have been deported and 8 are now being held by the Israeli government against their will. The Madleen's voyage  is one of several attempts to send humanitarian aid to Gaza via small flotillas of ships. It is the responsibility of all citizens of the world to speak out.  Genocide is happening in Gaza.  The volunteers on this ship were carrying needed supplies for Palestinian people.   The Madleen, being a British ship, is an extension to UK territory, therefore the UK Government must show commitment to international law and to the 8 remaining detainees and take action against Israel . We ask that you email your local MP to put pressure on the UK Government to act and ask that you would please sign this petition to ask the UK Government to act now.

Other people should join this campaign because roadworks and closures are affecting everyone — causing daily delays, missed school and work, increased stress, and higher pollution. By standing together, we can demand better planning, smarter coordination, and real accountability from those in charge. When more voices speak up, we send a powerful message that Londoners deserve roads that work for people, not against them. Change will only happen if we all push for it. 

This is not MY campaign, it is Your campaign. I am an old man, a product of the past, and of an age where charity and service were taken for granted. This as a campaign for young people. People whose lives and ambitions are yet to come, and have the wish to live them in health and comfort. People who can look around themselves and see what's happening, who can look across the Atlantic and see the realities of the system that we are in danger of becoming a carbon copy of, that can look far closer and see some of the tragedies that are already happening close to home with just the small changes that have already occurred, and people also who have the foresight and strength to change what is happening and replace it with something far, far better.  The general condition of the people's health and welfare, has for a variety of reasons medical, political and environmental never been as bad throughout the entire history of the Health Service as it is today.  We are starting from a level  far lower than at the NHS's original inauguration, and the root causes of this low commencement level will have to be addressed at the same time and speed as the rebuilding of the service to have any chance of a successful outcome. It will be an uphill struggle. The original inauguration of the NHS took place at a time of great hope and enthusiasm, we had just emerged from a devastating war and were determined to build a better world in the future. The present time is one of doom, gloom and general apathy, where reasons why "not to bother" are far more important than the reasons to succeed.

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In September the Welsh Government has proposed to cut down school transport and only offer the services to children attending the nearest local school. At this time children who are attending schools further afield are able to attend the school of their choice with the current bus services offered. This affects the children firstly.  As of September 2025 these facilities are being cut. This is not only going to affect the amount of cars on the roads but it will also target families on lower incomes, families with vulnerabilities and could potentially affect many young people's education if they are to forced to attend a different school due to the cuts. This does not support the proposed bill offered by the Welsh Government but acts against it.  Public transport services have already been cut in recent months and now they are cutting the school transport services. This area is desperately in need of more transport. Not the cuts that are being enforced. This will have a negative impact on many families, specifically those who are in need of more support. But again this will first affect the children first who are already settled in their chosen schools and potentially affect their progress in their education. 

The importance of keeping domestic cats indoors is to save our native species  In my own garden one cat has killed 9 nesting great tits 7 nesting wrens and a group of slow worms  This cannot continue across the country all our wildlife is fighting for survival cats are making things much graver for them and long term our fragile eco systems will be destroyed 

Why not make a tiny change to save a small amount of tax budget? Isn’t it ridiculous that with so many strains on the budgets to help people in dire straits, we get paid an allowance we don’t need?