Successful Campaigns

UPDATE 28/01/15: We are delighted to report that Eric Pickles has called an inquiry on this planning decision. Thank you for taking action and signing the petition, your involvement has made all the difference in getting this success.

16/05/18 - We won! Amazing news! Today Chris Grayling announced that he's bringing the East Coast railway line into public ownership! Together with you, we've been campaigning on this for months. We've warned against a Branson Bailout, told Stagecoach to stay away, supported Bring Back British Rail's legal case and kept the pressure up on politicians and the Department for Transport - and WE'VE WON! More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44142258

This campaign was a success! Well done to everyone who was involved - together we did it! After months of campaigning from 38 Degrees, Liberty and other groups, Chris Grayling announced that the right to choose a Legal Aid lawyer would not be taken away. This means that everyone will have access to a proper legal defense regardless of how much money they have.

Following the rapid growth of this petition (8,000 is 3 days!) Thurrock council immediately removed the horses from the Mardyke Meadows flood plains. They have also promised never to let them graze there in the winter months again. A big thank you to everyone who supported this campaign.

UPDATE: THE COUNCIL WILL WRITE OFF ALL FINES http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Drivers-caught-Dorchester-Street-bus-lane-fines/story-21033373-detail/story.html

UPDATE: 16/06/14 Congratulations! First announced cuts to bus fares in Bath for families, children and young people. These changes are definitely a step in the right direction. We could have hoped for more, but the campaign’s main job is done. My next move is to send the petition to Paul Matthews as a reminder of our views. In the meantime it’s important that we all keep an eye on fares, especially in January when rises are usually implemented. I see the final job for the campaign is ensuring that bus prices never rise out of control again.

This campaign was a success! Well done to everybody who took part and stood up for Friern Barnet Library. We did it!

Great news! After intense public pressure the Central Youth Theatre has secured a grant from Wolverhampton City Council for another year (minimum). This is a great win and ensures that the theatre can continue to reach out to the youth of Wolverhampton. A big thank you to all of you who supported this campaign.

The museum is saved! After more than 45,000 people signed petitions to protect the science museums in the north of England, Culture minister Ed Vaizey announced that the museums would not be given the proposed 10% budget cut and that there was "no question of them closing." The MP for York Central said: "All the campaigning and all the warnings sent to the government that it would be an act of cultural vandalism if one of these museums were to close appears to have been heeded." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22948171

03/04/14 - I am pleased to announce that today, Mendip District Council have refused the application to fell the Frome Plane Tree. Thank you all for signing the petition - 2,744 signatures of support undoubtably made a difference - amounting to around 10% of Frome town's population. Well done also to those 80 of you that made a direct objection to the council, as that is the forum they really have to listen to.