Successful Campaigns

We Won! 07/07/17 Thanks to your pressure, we've pushed the UK government to change the law to end anonymous political donations! Back in February you signed openDemocracy's petition demanding to know who gave Northern Ireland's DUP £435,000 for lavish pro-Brexit campaigning. After openDemocracy journalists exposed this mystery donation, thousands joined our call for transparency. Under pressure from our investigation, Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire last week announced the government will end anonymous political donations in Northern Ireland. But there's a catch... The new rules will not apply retroactively, and therefore won't expose where the DUP got all that Brexit money from. We aren't going to drop this.

UPDATE: 3/7/17 - We Won!! I would like to thank all and everyone who took part in this campaign. I really appreciate your keen support. The good news: BBC deserve a big round of applause as it has confirmed that the Panjabi (Gurmukhi) will be added to its website in October/November. We all will feel so proud when the Panjabi will be read by millions of Panjabi cross the globe, on BBC's website. We will keep in touch with everyone and each one of you via Panjabi press, radio and TV channels to discuss on going issues with Panjabi, here in UK and on its motherland. Please, please send your supportive views, suggestions and comments to: panjabionbbc@outlook.com. Every email will be appreciated and personally answered. Heartfelt Thank You to all, Kindest regards Shinder Mahal For and on behalf of Panjabi Vikas Manch

UPDATE: 29/07/17 - We won! International students told they can stay! Lingtzu Chen, 31, and Meng-Hsiu Tsai, from Taiwan, Australian Daniel Chick, and Yasuhiro Nakashima, from Japan, who are students at the Newark School of Violin-Making and Repair, were due to be deported after July 31 because their international visas had been cancelled by the Home Office. But yesterday the UK Visas and Immigration Service confirmed the students could stay in the UK and complete their studies at the school, which is part of the Lincoln College Group (LCG). http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/2017/06/29/international-students-told-they-can-stay-after-all

UPDATE: 29/07/17 - we won! I am thrilled that the Metropolitan Police have taken steps to review their decision regarding the 'soap box ban' in Speakers' Corner. They state: ‘Further discussions have taken place around the use of ladders this week and it has been agreed that two-step ladders can be used if it’s safe to do so. ‘However, if officers believe it’s unsafe due to crowd numbers they can make an operational decision to ask speakers to come down. Police continue to support open-air ­public speaking, debate and discussion at Speakers’ Corner.’ We will need to remain vigilant but thanks to your efforts we have made an impact.

UPDATE 07/07/16 The government have scrapped their plans to sell of the Land Registry https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/sep/07/land-registery-sell-off-plan-put-on-hold Read more on the 38 degrees campaign here: https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2016/07/07/land-registry-winning/

UPDATE: 19/04/17 George Osborne has announced that he's quitting as an MP Read more here: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/george-osborne-quits-as-mp-saying-he-is-leaving-westminster-for-now-a3518001.html

UPDATE - We'd like to say a big Thank You for signing our petition Give Us Back Our Bloomin’ Anchor and helping us to reach a big milestone in our campaign. Last week the Mayor and Cabinet approved the anchor’s return to the south end of the Deptford High Street! However, we are not happy with their intended positioning of the anchor itself. It is being placed off to the side between two trees, a rubbish bin and the way finding obelisk. It needs to be placed in the centre where it can be seen from all points so that it can resume its role as an important landmark, focal point and symbol of Deptford’s maritime heritage. We'll all be looking forward to seeing our bloomin' anchor back where it belongs.

Update 21/06/17 We won! Survivors of London's Grenfell Tower fire are to be rehomed in a luxury housing development in the heart of Kensington, the government has said. Sixty-eight one, two and three-bedroom flats have been acquired at the Kensington Row development. The Department for Communities and Local Government said extra public money had been found so the flats could be fitted out more quickly, and more builders had been taken on. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40357280

Update 21/06/17 We won! Survivors of London's Grenfell Tower fire are to be rehomed in a luxury housing development in the heart of Kensington, the government has said. Sixty-eight one, two and three-bedroom flats have been acquired at the Kensington Row development. The Department for Communities and Local Government said extra public money had been found so the flats could be fitted out more quickly, and more builders had been taken on. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40357280

Update - 21/06/17 - We won! The residents are being offered accommodation ending the need for the petition. Thank you for your awesome platform... Survivors of London's Grenfell Tower fire are to be rehomed in a luxury housing development in the heart of Kensington, the government has said. Sixty-eight one, two and three-bedroom flats have been acquired at the Kensington Row development. The Department for Communities and Local Government said extra public money had been found so the flats could be fitted out more quickly, and more builders had been taken on. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40357280