• Extend the Maintenance loan to cover part time distance learning students
    The Open University suggests 32 hours of study a week for someone wanting to graduate in 3 years from a standard Bachelors degree. This means they could not work a full time job and study, leaving them with little option for money. This should be changed to allow such students to apply for a maintenance loan as other students are able to.
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    Created by Daniel Harvey
  • Ally Pally Rollerskating rink
    I need people to help us getting our own safe space to practice our favourite sport. It will help Alexandra Palace as well to keep this beautiful place going. With this petition, I will have a clear idea of how many people could help me achieving this dream.
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    Created by Julie Suter
  • Extension of foreign drivers license from 12 months period due to covid and test cancellation
    Foreign drivers can drive after 12 months of residency in the UK making it hard for people to go to work, dvla keeps cancelling practical test since 2020
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    Created by David Loorig
  • Provide government backed Covid insurance for the live events industry
    The Government has poured money into some sectors. They have allowed Ascot and other sporting events to go ahead. Organisers are not asking for handouts, just assurances that they are covered if there are further delays to lockdown easing.
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    Created by Mand Good
  • Make social services 24/7 to help kids at risk
    This is important for people in care kids in danger or at risk and also care leavers, kids aren’t just at risk 9-5 they are at risk 24/7
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    Created by Niall Sammars
  • Keep Belper COVID secure - postpone the “Fun” Fair
    To keep Belper and surrounding areas safe.
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    Created by James Blake
  • Sheds and Solar Panels
    We need to see the Government promoting action rather than words about climate change being a priority.
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    Created by Geoffrey King
  • Stop the privatisation of channel 4
    The privatisation kill our culture, our voices, our creativity and enrich Murdoch empire .
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    Created by Blandine Renou
  • Hands off Channel 4
    Allowing this government to ride roughshod over our civil liberties and then censor reporting the issues by silencing media is a serious marker on the road to Fascism. We should not tolerate the disintegration of our right to be fairly informed. Free unbiased uncensored media is essential.
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    Created by David Turner
  • Get charities to train neuro service dogs too!
    This is important because there are over 7 billion people in the world. There are over 300,000 admissions of people with brain injury’s to hospitals every year. Pretty much everyone with a brain injury needs some kind of help, whether it be from a nurse, carer, support worker or assistance dog.
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    Created by Megs Rose
  • Dyslexic mode mandatory in all software
    In the modern world we all use technology in one way or another and this was accelerate by the covid-19 pandemic. As a dyslexic myself I can tell you it is a pain to do tasks on apps like MS teams, Google classroom , Google chrome (all other browsers) and more. This would make equality better for everyone with hidden disabilities. This will help people you know. And let me leave you with this: 20% of people in the world are dyslexic. That is 1 in 5 people
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    Created by Ron Witclth
  • Stop dementia care costs
    A year ago after 2 years of looking after elderly parents who required more support and care as time went on I retired early in 2020 to care for them more. Dad had vascular dementia and physical health problems diagnosed in 2017. And after this mums health gradually deteriorated. Mum was diagnosed with cancer in April 2000. Both of them deteriorated further until we were exhausted looking after them. Both moved into a residential/dementia home in June last year. We are not a rich family by any means mum worked as a school cleaner and dad was in the merchant navy but during the war went to work down the mines where he worked until he retired. But because he saved and did without many things as he wanted to leave a small some of money to his family in his will. This put them above the threshold of £23,000 meaning he would have to pay for all his own care home fees, despite having lots of physical problems after years working down mines that probably led to or exacerbated vascular problems leading to his dementia. We found out that mums continuing care would be paid for but dad’s would not and his continuing care would be classed as social care needs. This makes no sense to me when both mums physical illness and dad’s physical illness both led to both of them needing more social care and health care. Sadly we lost mum last June and because of the pandemic she died alone in hospital as we were unable to visit her this was traumatic and is still very upsetting when I think about it. If Dad did not have the physical diagnosis and health problems he would be able to see to his own social care. But his inability now to be able to dress and feed himself is the result of his physical problem. Just as mums cancer led her to unable to look after herself. So why is there a difference in funding care? This is unfair and surely under human rights and equal rights both mum and dad should have the same access to funding their care. This government promised to fix health and social care funding and with a small health insurance increase of about 2 pence per person on wages of each worker. And following the Dilnot report recommendation we could have a fully funded health and social care system to be proud of. Now I am asking Boris and his government to for once take a strong lead and sort this problem. Our elderly and disabled and vulnerable have been let down long enough now and this has been greatly exposed during this pandemic. Dementia is a growing concern and as people live longer more and more are being diagnosed without any cure in sight. Most people fear dementia more than any other illness. It would be less frightening if we had great dementia care fully funded. Research is needed to find a cure and ways to reduce the disability caused by this condition. Families require support to keep loved ones as independent as possible for as long as possible in their own homes.
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    Created by Ann Glenton