The forthcoming government cuts to the Science Museum Group's (SMG) annual funding will devastate the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group (MOSI’s parent company) has stated that a further 10% cut in funding in the next round of government spending proposals would mean "almost certainly" one of their 3 northern museums would shut. (The others are the Railway Museum in York and the Media Museum in Bradford.) Manchester was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. It was where they split the atom and created the first programmable computer. Manchester IS science and industry. It needs MOSI. The children of Manchester need to learn about their incredible heritage. They need the museum to harness their inherent scientific enquiry. And they need it locally. It’s unfair, and unrealistic, to expect schools and families outside the south east to fund travel to the Science Museum in London because it will simply not happen, not due to lack of interest, but quite simply due to lack of available funds. MOSI is a much loved and well resourced that affords schools, nurseries, tourists and residents alike a superb insight into scientific and historical developments. Museums cannot ever be a South East only attraction. Save our children's access to scientific exploration!

For the last 23 years, I have lived in pain every single hour of every single day. With quadriplegia, I do not have any useful functions in any of my limbs apart from a very little function in my right arm. I cannot eat, wash, get dressed or even press buttons. I have to have someone with me at all times. I have no independence at all. I spend my days sitting in my wheelchair. I have given it my best shot in trying to live as fully as I can but I am now ready to go. People tell me that I must keep trying - but there is only so much a person can take. In the past I have always looked at life and weighed up the positives and negatives and thought that life was worth living. However, there are now too many negatives: I feel worn out, trapped by the situation, and I have no way out. Suicide is legal in this country, so anyone else can end their life at a moment of their choosing - I can't do it without help from a doctor due to the extent of my disabilities. This not fair and the law discriminates against me, and that is why I ask that a doctor should be able to help me to have a dignified death. My other options are starvation, but it is a painful way to die and horrible for relatives to watch. I could try hauling myself out of my wheelchair and throwing myself under a car - but what happens if I kill the driver instead? What happens if I end up with even more damage and survive - a truly hideous prospect! Please help me to have a dignified death - sign this petition now. What I would like to do is be able to hug those people who are closest to me and say goodbye to them. I wish to end my life in a dignified way, preferably without pain. I want to be able to say “I love you to bits, and have a good life, and think well of me”. I believe that enough is enough. I feel genuinely terrified by the fact of not having any choices left and having no control or autonomy over my life. I do not wish to go to Switzerland. Why should I go to foreign and alien country to die? I would like a doctor to help me to die, without pain and suffering, with my family around me in my own home. The law gives me a right to end my life, but because of my disabilities it’s not a right I can actually use. Yet at present, anyone assisting me in any way would face a murder charge. This law needs to be changed. It just does not make sense to me. It seems like a cruel trick on me. Jane Nicklinson, the wife of the late Tony Nicklinson, and I are seeking to appeal the court’s decision not to allow a doctor to help Tony end his life. If we are successful, it means a doctor would be legally protected if s/he helps me to end my life. We need to keep showing that the publics supports the right to die for people, like Tony and I, who are unable to end our own lives. I will take this petition to the judges at the Court of Appeal and then to Parliament if necessary. The universal right to die has been too long coming. Let’s make it happen now, so that people like Tony and I can get the peace we are so desperate for. Please sign this petition now.

This is a petition, FOR the people, BY the people, with no political agenda or aims! The reduction in Housing Benefit under the ‘Under-Occupancy charge’ or Bedroom Tax, affects 5,500 people in Nottingham and many of these people are the most vulnerable members of society whom we should be protecting – those with physical & mental health problems, their carers; single and divorced parents, survivors of domestic violence, to name just a few groups. The Office of National Statistics report shows that Nottingham has the lowest disposable income per household than anywhere else in the UK – the average annual income per individual household after tax including benefits is £16,034, whilst in Nottingham it is only £10,834. This shows that residents of Nottingham are even LESS able to absorb this reduction in their benefits, and thus will have a massive detrimental impact on their ability to pay all of their bills AND be able to feed themselves and their families. Putting aside the moral and ethical issues about this cruel policy, the Bedroom Tax is impractical and ill thought-out as it will neither free up social housing – for the 5,500 Nottingham people hit, only 35 1-2 bedroom properties became available to downsize to last year – nor will it save money as privately rented accommodation (as no social housing available!) has higher rents for smaller properties! According to a report by Shelter, the cost of evicting a Local Authority tenant (with all its associated costs) is just under £6,700. By comparison, a tenants average annual arrears caused by the Bedroom Tax arrears is £670. So the Council could allow a tenant to run up 10 YEARS of arrears before it would equal the same amount to evict them. Broxtowe Borough Council has already made a ‘No Eviction’ Pledge, and other Notthinghamshire Councils are putting forward similar motions, so we urge that Nottingham City Council does not get left behind and makes this pledge also.

The forthcoming government cuts to the Science Museum Group's (SMG) annual funding will have a massive impact on the daily running of four of the UK's most visited Museums. Led by the Science Museum in London, the SMG also includes the National Railway Museum in York and the National Media Museum in Bradford. Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group has stated that a further 10% cut in funding in the next round of government spending proposals meant "almost certainly" one museum would shut. BBC News - Science Museum Group says cuts put museums at risk: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22781573 Revealing interview with Ian Blatchford on Radio 4's The World at One: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1433319-science-museum-director-ian-blatchford-on-the-world-at-one-bbc-radio-4 The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is a unique, world-class visitor destination and delivers a range of inspiring events, exhibitions and galleries. In the month of February 2013 alone, after a truly visionary upgrade to its exhibitions, it attracted over 100,000 visitors, some of whom were schoolchildren from schools in the poorest wards in the country. MOSI gives visitors a rare opportunity to experience many world firsts, including a replica of the world's first computer, working cotton machinery, a tour of the Victorian sewers, a power hall containing steam engines and an interactive Science exhibition for hands-on learning. The closure of MOSI would be a huge loss to the heritage of a city which was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and would have consequences for the cultural, economic and tourism offer of the City and the Region.

East Sussex County Council want to build a link road from Bexhill to Hastings to regenerate the local area. On both counts, they are misguided. A landmark study from the University of Toronto (The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from US cities, 2010), showed that building more roads (or widening existing ones) leads to more traffic. The more roads you build, the more cars you have. And with cars comes more noise, more congestion, and more CO2. Indeed the Department of Transport has gone on record to say that the new road will be a significant producer of carbon emissions. But that’s not all. The new road will border Combe Haven nature reserve - disrupting wildlife and adding noise and pollution to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is bad for animals, and humans who want to enjoy the outdoors. And it will destroy the original site of the battle of hastings. And it’s been assessed as number 39 in the 40 priority road schemes in the country We don’t need this road. We call on East Sussex County Council to stop this project and invest in quieter, cleaner, more equitable public transport. Not only will this reduce congestion much more effectively, it will improve access for everyone, just just those with cars.

The forthcoming government cuts to the Science Museum Group's (SMG) annual funding will have a massive impact on the daily running of four of the UK's most visited Museums. Led by the Science Museum in London, the SMG also includes the National Railway Museum in York, the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester and the National Media Museum in Bradford. Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group has stated that a further 10% cut in funding in the next round of government spending proposals meant "almost certainly" one museum would shut. Out of the four Museums the National Media Museum in Bradford has the least visitors annually and is the most at risk to closure. BBC News - Science Museum Group says cuts put museums at risk: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22781573 Revealing interview with Ian Blatchford on Radio 4's The World at One: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1433319-science-museum-director-ian-blatchford-on-the-world-at-one-bbc-radio-4 The National Media Museum is a unique, world-class visitor destination and constantly delivers a range of inspiring events, exhibitions and galleries in one of the poorest Cities in the UK. The Museum gives visitors a rare opportunity to experience many world firsts and is home to over 3 million objects that track the history of photography, film, animation, television and videogames. The film and festival programme is an exciting offer that welcomes many award-winning filmmakers and artists to the UK. The Museum is the heart of the cultural community in Bradford and its closure would have truly tragic consequences for the cultural, economic and tourism offer of the City and the Region. The National Media Museum may have fewer visitors when compared to its family members in Manchester, York and London but at more than 500,000 visits in 2012 the Bradford attraction is still a popular visitor destination. There is no other public building in the UK that offers this combination of free galleries, temporary exhibitions, cinemas, events and workshops for all types of audiences - schools, families, students, community groups, photographers, film and television lovers, historians and enthusiasts - we can't lose this British gem of an institution. 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Media Museum. Millions of visitors have benefited from the heritage, knowledge and inspiration found within its walls. Don't let this institution close and allow these opportunities slip away from future generations. The aim of this petition is not to ask to save the National Media Museum and close another Museum within the SMG. All of the SMG institutions are vital to their Cities and area of expertise. The aim of this campaign is to highlight the individual support for the National Media Museum and Bradford and urge the government to not allow any of the Museums in the SMG to close their doors. The Bradford Telegraph & Argus newspaper also has their own petition to help save the National Media Museum. We have agreed to pool both petitions together so don't worry about which one to sign. We're both pulling in the same direction. And of course, as well as signing these petitions the best way to show your support is to pay the Museum a visit in the next few weeks. Visitor figures are its life blood. http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

I wish to debate with Michael Gove because he is all too ready to rubbish teaching and teachers, yet seldom does he stand toe to toe and listen to the genuine concerns that classroom practitioners have. Please support me in my drive to try and get Michael Gove into the arena of public debate. I am only one teacher, working as hard as I can. I only want to be listened to by the Secretary of State for Education. Is that too much to ask?

It is obscene that in a country like the UK in the 21st century people should be going hungry and having to resort to food banks to feed themselves and their families. Most of us have so much; let's be compassionate towards those that have nothing. The government’s welfare cuts are hitting people hard. There are now 500,000 people struggling to feed themselves across the UK who are being forced to turn to emergency food handouts. This is five times more people than two years ago. In Hounslow the council-run food bank has started picking and choosing who they think deserves help. They’re turning away people they describe as having “chaotic lifestyles” or those who’ve been given “benefits sanctions” from the Jobcentre. http://www.hounslowfoodbox.org.uk/how-it-works.php No one comes to a food bank out of choice. Trying to divide people who are hungry into deserving and undeserving is cruel. We are calling on Councillor Steve Curran who is chair of the food bank to provide assistance to all those facing hunger in Hounslow.

The Museum of Science and Industry ( Mosi ) and York Railway Museum – which welcomes thousands of families each year – could be shut down under plans being considered by the national Science Museum Group. The museum board stated. "There are two problems. The first is we are already in quite a weak position because in the existing spending round we ended up with 25% real terms cuts. "But the real problem is there seems a very strong prospect of a further 10% of cuts which basically means that we will end up with a deficit, currently of £2 million, rising to about £6 million a year which for a museum is a huge amount of money." Asked if that would mean the closure of a museum, he said: "I have to say, with a very heavy heart, it really does. We have done lots of boring and sensible things, awful things like cutting staff, procurement, raising more money. "But cuts of that level bite really deep into our flesh so it means not only big cuts in the Science Museum in London but one of our three great northern museums almost certainly would also have to close." Visitor numbers significantly increased to these museums once entrance fees were removed. They provide so much education and tourism, it is very short sighted.

In times of austerity, the Queen should not be exempt from the cuts that affect people with far less money than she has. We're constantly being told by the government that we are "all in this together", however it seems that in every reform it's always the poorest who are hit the hardest. This year the queen was given a £5 million "pay rise" after a new system of paying the monarchy came into force.Apparently she owns all of OUR country's sea-shore! Meaning that she gets "royalties" for EVERY type of energy -oil,gas,wind,wave, - that crosses HER shoreline.Her annual tax-free government grant has been set at £36.1 million for 2013/14 and will rise accordingly every year. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-handed-pay-rise-5-1806123 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323228/Queens-38m-year-offshore-windfarm-windfall--owns-seabed.html The queen is estimated to be worth about £17 Billion - much of it made through wars around the world and the arms trade: in other words, she Profits from Human suffering - as all her ancestors have since 1066 A.D. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm6P5sDXs3k Yet at the same time people across this country are struggling to cope as the bedroom tax makes it harder and harder to make ends meet each month. The queen should pay the bedroom tax on her hundreds and hundreds of ornate and unused bedrooms - as a sign that we really are all in this together. Since I first instigated this Petition, we have had to pay 'William and Kate's decoration Expenses at Kensington Palace and also the increased Security Costs for the ever extending royal family Also, queenie has just been granted £76,000,000 for repairs at 'buck hice' (you and I will have to make do with Ikea and Homebase). I had to pay £120 per hour in order to gain MY pilot's Licence. I wonder how much Wills and Harry and Charlie and Stavros (Philips nickname in aristocratic circles) had to pay to get theirs'

Blood stocks need consistent new donors. Daily there are advertisements on TV, radio and papers. By making donors travel a long way blood stocks will be jeopardised. It must be expensive making all these long term employees redundant so how can this be cost efficient? Sometimes a service like this is not just about money. Unfortunately services in the rural areas are expensive. I do it for my mum who regularly receives blood transfusions. How will you feel if you or a relative needed blood and there was none of the correct type! There is no price tag on life!

In 1913 Emily Davison ran in front of the King's horse and was killed, in what was probably the most historically memorable event of the movement for Women's Suffrage. Emily Davison should be remembered, as should all women who campaigned for women's suffrage in the early 20th Century. The place where she made her stand should carry her name so that her sacrifice will always be remembered