• Equal rights for disabled drivers
    There needs to be an investigation into the DVLAs policies regarding booking practical driving tests for disabled drivers. Disabled people need to book a two-hour test session, but there is no online calendar for them, as opposed to the one for able-bodied drivers. They have immediate access to all available slots on a calendar, which means they can book their test in a matter of minutes. Disabled drivers, have to wait on hold for up to two hours to book their tests by telephone. We should all be treated as equals. Being disabled means you are less advantaged to start with. Living with and dealing with extra trials and challenges is difficult enough without being made to face on a daily basis that you don't have an equal place in society.
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    Created by Brenda Nettleship
  • Bottle the bottle
    If we are really serious about taking positive action re. the environment. How about immediately stopping the manufacture of all plastic bottles and instead recycle the billions of them already in circulation. Why is water sold in plastic bottles when tap water is equally good ,if not better, than bottled water? How many transport miles could be saved by not carrying unnecessary bottles of water around the country? It would be one simple action to confirm the governments commitment to taking real action on global warming and reducing the amount of plastic that is choking the environment.
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    Created by Alan Rogers
  • Years worth of successful rental payments in place of mortgage deposit.
    It’s important because whilst the price of everything is going up, incomes and salaries are not going up at the same pace. It is getting harder and harder for young people to get onto the property ladder all whilst there is a shortage in rental accommodation. Making it possible for people to get onto the property ladder by proving they can pay a larger amount every month successfully through rent, would improve so many peoples quality of life.
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    Created by Ellie Lewis-Wood
  • I support my General Practice
    General practice, like the rest of the NHS, has been deeply wounded by chronic underfunding. Did you know 90% of all of the contacts in the NHS happen in general practice for less than 10% of the funding? There is now only one fully qualified GP per 2,000 people in England, lower than in many other countries. The number of patients per practice is higher than it was in 2015, but the GP workforce has not grown, in fact we are now around 7,500 GPs short. We are also struggling to recruit GPs, nurses, receptionists and admin staff. Despite this deficit, General Practice has provided one million more practice appointments in July 2021 compared to July 2019. GPs in England manage a wide array of acute and chronic health conditions through over 300 million patient consultations each year on top of managing over 1 billion prescriptions a year, countless hours of administration, referral letters, home visits and caring for nursing homes. On top of this we have run the nation's largest vaccination campaign, delivering two thirds of phase 1 covid-19 vaccinations and encouraged one of the highest rates of vaccination in diverse communities through trust and education. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, soaring demand, a shrinking GP workforce and a workload that has often become unmanageable, GPs have one of the highest public satisfaction ratings of any public service in the UK. So to combat the sustained negativity in the media we want to show that there is still support for General Practice and all the work they do to care for their patients and the community. Let's show everyone that we stand with them!
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    Created by Alexander Lai
  • More Funding for Drug rehab
    •To improve help , more employees • To give awareness - focus on rehab and not crime • focuses on services have been cut back • Helps all people struggling
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    Created by Izzy Raybould
  • Ban convicted domestic abusers from online dating sites
    Why should domestic abusers have a fresh start with a new victim? Its so easy for an abuser to end a retationship after irrepariable mental and physical damage has been caused, wipe the slate clean, blame your ex for a relationship breakdown and pop up on a dating site and then the cycle starts all over again
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    Created by Jenny Whittingham
  • UK reform House Buying as Scotland
    To make house buying rules fair so only serious vendors and buyers follow rules to avoid time wasters that stop sales at last minute, to stop chain breaks in purchase of property. Anyone pulls out of chain to pain and incur costs of buyers who have paid surveyors, property searches and solicitors fees of buyers.
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    Created by Juliana Errico
  • EV need more charging points
    To speed up for electric vehicles toward before the deadline is December 2029
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    Created by Kyle Whitworth
  • Delay in visa renewal
    All visa holders sign in this petition because visa renewal time is unacceptable. Visa should be given when home office deducted fees.
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    Created by Vinod Kumar
  • Install a safety net on or under North Bridge
    To save a life. If someone feels helpless enough to jump and there is a net that prevents a loss of life, this may just help them see that life is worth living.
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    Created by Sean Broadbent
  • CARERS ALLOWANCE
    It is morally wrong to withdraw the money that carers get paid just because they become eligible to draw a state pension - after all they continue to provide 35+ hours of care per week. They are effectively being told to continue providing care FREE OF CHARGE. Many people are likely to be affected now by the rules and regulations and many more will be affected in the future when they reach retirement age
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    Created by Alan Butler
  • Ban peat free compost
    Our peatlands are a hugely important carbon store and help to prevent flooding lower down the hillsides. They are being depleted at a frightening rate.
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    Created by Alison Watson