Some of these bird numbers are already in decline and we shouldn't be worsening their situation. This is another example of humans thinking they can do what they want to the natural world for their own interests. We can't just decide to upset nature for some people's narrow-minded opinions and this body that advises the government is not one that has nature's interests at heart. Read here for more details. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/18/bird-killing-call-robin-starling-mallard-splits-conservationists This gives you a clearer insight as to what it's really about. http://tompride.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/heres-the-real-reason-the-tories-are-allowing-the-destruction-of-robin-eggs-and-nests/

Micro-plastic particle abrasives are used as exfoliants in consumer products (e.g. toothpastes, body and face scrubs and gels). These particles, which persist in our environment for 100 years, are designed to be washed down the drain. They are too small for our country’s sewage systems to filter. The micro-plastic particles’ large surface area relative to their modest volume makes it easy for toxic substances, such as persistent organic pollutants (think PCBs and DDT for example), to stick to them, causing further toxic harm. Micro-plastic particles are now being found in fish, marine mammals and reptiles and their toxic overload is affecting plankton at the bottom of the food chain. • Consumers can CHECK products for plastics and REFUSE to purchase them (look for polythene and "PE", "PP" or "PMMA" in the list of ingredients). Please…get plastics off our bodies and out of our water!

The Queen is this Country's figurehead and took her part in supporting the War Effort. She should be the Country's focal point at this occasion. Any MPs present should lay wreaths at the end of the service behind all the 'Groups' and Associations and NOT as in a 'puppet' position because it is 'What is expected of them'. It is pure and simple hypocrisy when they are still sending our men and women to enter war zones especially in countries and situations which are no benefit or concern to England and the Commonwealth. It is just a useless waste of lives. Will they never learn by the brave example of those men who gave their lives to try to end conflicts and bring peace and security to what was a wonderful country. They as a Government, allegedly representing the people, do not properly take care of their veterans by making sure that there is adequate help and security to those returning with either mental or physical disabilities. Which is why so many become suicidal or living on the streets. This is a form of cruelty that must be stopped.

Can you imagine a world where people are given a citizens income, enough money to be financially free to do the things they dream about. Can you imagine a new currency system that has been built with the 95% as priority, a system that pays huge amounts of taxes to Governments and where Governments are free to spend this money on it's people and infrastructure. We know that there is no such thing as money, that the numbers in our bank accounts are just numbers. Today a new financial system is being created right here in Scotland, one that will solve a global financial problem as well as give the people of Scotland an alternative to the £.

Britain's children should not be protected for profit. Yet, under new legislation proposed by Michael Gove's Department for Education, private companies could have the chance to decide whether children stay in their family homes or are put into the care system. Six weeks is too short a time for "consultation", and experts in the field have voiced concern over the proposals, as well as the lack of in-depth research. It's time to stand beside the 37 social services experts who have publicly condemned the plans for subjecting much-needed services to the "fickleness and failings" of private companies like Serco, G4S, and ATOS. In the past two years, we have seen the catastrophic impact of privatising public services. The private firm, ATOS, should have taught us a lesson through their failed Work Capability Assessments, which found millions of sick people "fit for work". Many died without benefits, and the government lost millions of pounds from appeals made by wrongly assessed claimants. Protecting young people is too important a service to hand over to the highest bidder. Tell the Department of Education that we don't want to see the lives of vulnerable children in the hands of target-chasing private companies.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/16/child-protection-privatised

I am a parent that is continually under pressure to supply my children with state of the art technology in the form of these all singing all dancing smart phones. To be able to truly control my children's spending the only way I can do this is to overspend initially on a phone and go Pay As You Go. Then there is the problem of teenagers hassling for more credit. Pay as You go is expensive. The cost of these phones are extortionate and the tariffs are designed to maximise the income for the company and to encourage people to take out contracts. The contract price plans are attractive. You can get a decent phone and a decent price plan for a reasonable monthly outlay. It is an easy option. My daughters were signed up and on the whole it is fantastic. They choose the phone, they know they can't upgrade it for 2 years and they know how much they can use it. In theory. As parents it is perfect. We sign them up. We are responsible for the bill. That is the issue. We naively assume our children are responsible adults and will treat this service with respect. As parents we are giving our children, young children, this responsibility maybe a little too early. There are children out there running up huge bills for their parents through lack of understanding of the consequences. These children don't realise it can lead to family debt and they assume it only effect them. There is also the point where the whole account can be suspended for non payment. The whole family, where a job which relies on the phone, could be at risk. My daughter ran up a bill of £130. On contacting the provider we were offered no help. The phone company said what if in the case of emergency. With unlimited texts and 999 I don't see this as being a valid reason. They told me they don't offer a capping service and we were responsible for the amount. After all she used it. I believe this is purely profiteering on the part of the phone company. I believe it should be a shared responsibility between the phone company and the contract holder. I believe that if they offered a cap option then this would prevent children (and some adults too) from putting their families through financial hardship. It will teach our children limits. I, after all, do not want to be presented with another extortionate bill that I can't afford.

The transparency and accountability of the ICO is under the spotlight because section 14(1) VEXATIOUS decisions are being handed down on a whim by the ICO/Upper Tribunal and First Tier Tribunal and hundreds of rogue Public Authorities.Ditto for section 12(4)(b( of the EIR Act 2004. All these vexatious decisions are being handed out based on a court authority GIA/3037/2011 Dransfield v ICO and Devon County Council ,which is still before the European Court of Human Rights Section 14(1) Vexatious decisions should be a LAST RESORT but since the Dransfield case decision in Jan 2013 it has been used as a FIRST CHOICE Nutcracker.

It is important that each MP has served in various sectors of the very services, jobs and people they represent. All I ask is that all MP before taking office has worked in various sections that make up local life. From a Teaching Assistant in a school, to a care home, or in a NHS ward, or small business, working alongside people with various disabilities. The MP working the same hours as the worker to gain essential first hand experiences about the people they are going to represent.

The Department for Education’s consultation on delegating children’s social care functions closes on the 30th May 2014. We recognise the need to explore possible new ways to improve and transform children’s services if their rights and lives are to be well-protected long into the future. We ask Michael Gove to ensure, however, that no commercial company and its shareholders should ever be able to make profit from public spending on child protection. Every aspect of daily practice and decision-making by child protection professionals has life-changing impacts on the rights and futures of every single child and family member affected. As a society we have already banned private companies from being able to profit from involvement in child adoption. We believe exactly the same kind of legal protection is needed to preserve and build public confidence in child protection, so that whatever else may change in local organisation and delivery, the only legal, professional and organisational motives driving child protection decisions will remain children’s best interests. *Under section 47 of the Children Act 1989

Despite the development of many breast cancer medicines, in recent years very few new medicines have been made available for use on the NHS for women in Scotland. And for those with secondary breast cancer, there are simply not enough highly effective treatment options for this stage of the disease. We need decision-makers and the pharmaceutical industry to work together to make new effective medicines available at a price that is sustainable to the NHS. The more options there are, the more time women with secondary breast cancer will be able to spend with their friends, families and loved ones. The drug Kadcyla will be considered for use during the summer of 2014 with an announcement expected in the autumn. Please help strengthen our call for more medicines, like Kadcyla, to be made available by adding your name to this petition. Thank you.

Last school holidays I took my two children on the number 14 bus to Victoria Park playground. The return fare for one adult and two children from Bear Flat was £10. That's £10 to travel about one and half miles to a local park. If a child needs to take the bus to school it costs a fortune. A weekly pass is £15.50. If two children take the bus it costs the family £31 a week. That works out at roughly £1,200 a year for two kids in term time alone. These prices are just not affordable. You responded to consumer pressure in Bristol and reduced the cost of bus travel. We are asking you to act fairly in Bath because right now most families are priced off your buses.