The Oxford Union is a prestigious public speaking stage. Inviting a far-right criminal like Tommy Robinson to speak gives a huge platform to his dangerous, hate-filled ideas.  For communities already under threat from Islamophobia and far-right hostility, this isn't an abstract debate - it's a direct threat to their daily safety.  Listen to the public, students and faith leaders and cancel the debate now!  

Thousands of residents in western Milton Keynes are cut off from their nearest shops, schools, and services — by a bus network that simply doesn't connect them. Whitehouse, Fairfields, and the wider Western Expansion Area were built with restricted parking, expecting residents to rely on public transport. That public transport was never delivered. The reality today: • No direct bus between Whitehouse and Stony Stratford — a 5-minute drive takes ~50 minutes by bus via central MK • No bus to Westcroft's shops — a 5-minute drive takes ~45 minutes by bus • MK Connect costs £3–6.50 per ride, doesn't run on Sundays, and can mean 30-minute waits • Route 2, the only regular bus serving Whitehouse, is at risk of withdrawal More information: https://mkweabus.defp.uk/

Wrexham is a place that many of us are proud to call home. It is a place built on community, local businesses, and a growing ambition to create a vibrant future for residents and visitors alike. As a local business owner, I understand the challenges facing our high streets and independent businesses. Every day, hardworking local people invest their time, money and passion into serving our community, creating jobs, supporting local suppliers, and keeping money circulating within the local economy. That is why I am deeply concerned by proposals for yet another McDonald’s restaurant and drive-thru in Wrexham. This would be the fifth McDonald’s in the area and the third drive-thru. At a time when many independent cafés, restaurants and food businesses are working hard to survive rising costs and economic pressures, we should be asking whether this development truly meets a need within our community. Beyond the impact on local businesses, residents have legitimate concerns about increased traffic congestion, road safety, litter, noise pollution and the environmental impact that often accompanies large drive-thru developments. Many people already experience congestion on our roads and do not want to see this made worse. This petition is not about opposing progress or investment in Wrexham. It is about ensuring that development is appropriate, necessary and beneficial to the wider community. We believe that decisions about our town should reflect the voices of the people who live and work here. Wrexham deserves investment that strengthens our local economy, supports independent businesses, enhances community wellbeing and contributes positively to the character of our town. If you believe Wrexham does not need a fifth McDonald’s restaurant and a third drive-thru, please sign this petition and help send a clear message to decision-makers that our community’s voice matters. Together, we can ensure that future development reflects the needs and aspirations of the people of Wrexham

  Earlier this year, Reform UK MPs walked out of the Commons rather than sit through a debate about transparency in political funding. Their own funding. Nobody stopped them. Nobody recorded it. As far as anyone can tell officially, it never happened.  I'm a Green Party and 38 Degrees member. I pay my taxes, I vote, I try to actually engage with politics and honestly the bare minimum I expect back is for the people I'm paying to turn up and do their jobs.  Here's the thing that gets me. Voting records are already public. You can see exactly how every MP voted on anything. But whether they actually bothered to sit through the debate beforehand? Invisible. An MP can skip every single debate that matters to their constituents and there's no public record of it anywhere.  This isn't a dig at any one party. Plenty of MPs across the board don't show up. This is just about basic transparency. If 100,000 people care enough to sign a petition, the people we're paying to represent us should at least be in the room. And we should be able to see whether they were. 

I've been swimming at Putney Leisure Centre for over 16 years. I'll be honest: the centre is run down and tired, and it badly needs modernising - I've more than once thought about coughing up for a posh gym with newer facilities. But I never have. The one thing that's kept me here all these years is the 33-metre pool. There aren't many pools like it left in the country. It's an increasingly scarce thing, and once it's gone, it's gone - because nobody builds 33-metre pools any more. But who cares about 33 metres? What's so good about it? For a start, it's simply more water to swim in. The pool gets busy, and those extra eight metres let everyone spread out and find a rhythm. Shrink it to 25 metres and that breathing space disappears. Places Leisure say they'll cap each lane at 14 swimmers in the new pool - so at busy times people will be turned away. And here's the thing: our 33-metre lanes comfortably take 14 swimmers as it is. Cram those same 14 into a lane eight metres shorter and it stops being swimming and starts being queuing. Modernise the centre - please do. But don't take away the one thing that makes it worth coming to for many people. A permanent change to a pool the public owns and pays for, decided behind closed doors and announced barely a month before it shuts - without consulting a single resident or member. This is our pool. We deserve a say in its future. Please sign, and help us tell the Council to keep our 33-metre pool and to ask us before they change it.

A battery fire every five hours. That’s how often UK fire brigades are now rushing into burning homes, fighting blazes sparked by cheap, unregulated electronics bought online. Giant marketplaces like Amazon, AliExpress, and TikTok Shop are flooding our homes with dangerous goods. But thanks to an outdated legal loophole, they dodge all responsibility when someone gets hurt — claiming they are just "platforms", not actual shops. Right now, the Government is rewriting the UK's product safety rules. It might not sound very exciting, but it's our best, once-in-a-generation chance to force these tech giants to take responsibility for the deadly goods they sell. Let’s storm the official consultation with voices from across the country. Sign this petition to tell the Business Secretary to stop the tsunami of deadly goods.

This is creating real difficulties for vulnerable customers, including: • Disabled people • Elderly shoppers • Parents with young children • People with visual impairments One example is Joyce, who is registered blind. Her guide dog, Star, struggles to safely help her locate her taxi when drivers are unable to wait nearby. No customer should be placed at risk simply because their taxi cannot safely collect them. We Are Asking For: • A clearly designated pick-up and waiting area for licensed taxis • Fair and reasonable enforcement for drivers collecting passengers • Better accessibility for disabled and vulnerable visitors • A review of current UKPC parking policies at Snow Hill Retail Park Please Support This Campaign By signing this petition, you can help make Snow Hill Retail Park safer, fairer, and more accessible for everyone. Sign today and help us bring about change.

Don’t price disabled people out of independenceStop the Motability VAT and insurance tax changes From 1 July 2026, the Government plans to change tax reliefs on Motability and other disabled vehicle leasing schemes. This could mean extra VAT on advance payments and Insurance Premium Tax on new leases. For many disabled people, a suitable vehicle is not a luxury. It is the difference between independence and isolation. Disabled people use Motability vehicles to get to medical appointments, work, shops, family, care, community life and everyday essentials. Many of us cannot rely on public transport because it is inaccessible, unreliable, painful, exhausting, unsafe, or simply not available where we live. The Government says protections will remain for vehicles designed or substantially adapted for wheelchair or stretcher users. But disability is wider than that. Many disabled people need a particular vehicle because of arthritis, chronic pain, fatigue, autism, PTSD, neurological conditions, falls risk, carers, medical equipment, seating position, vehicle height, boot space, automatic transmission, or inability to use public transport. This change risks creating a two-tier system: people with the most visibly adapted vehicles may still be protected, while other disabled people with serious mobility needs face higher costs. If the Government’s concern is luxury vehicles, then it should target luxury vehicles. It should not increase the cost of ordinary disabled transport for people who need a suitable car to live independently. This is also an equality issue. Before making changes that affect disabled people’s access to transport, the Government should publish the full Equality Act assessment, the modelling of how many disabled people may be affected, and the reasons why a targeted luxury-vehicle policy was not chosen instead. Disabled people are already facing rising care costs, energy costs, housing adaptation problems, inaccessible transport, and pressure on disability support. Adding extra costs to disabled vehicles risks pushing more people into isolation, dependency and crisis. We are asking the Chancellor and HM Treasury to: 1. Pause the Motability VAT and Insurance Premium Tax changes. 2. Publish the full Equality Act / Public Sector Equality Duty assessment. 3. Publish modelling showing how many disabled people may pay more, trade down to unsuitable vehicles, delay replacement, or leave the scheme. 4. Protect disabled people who need suitable vehicles for disability reasons, not only wheelchair or stretcher users. 5. Use targeted luxury-vehicle rules if that is the concern, rather than broad tax changes that risk harming disabled people. 6. Review the policy with disabled people, disability organisations and Motability users before it takes effect. Disabled people should not be priced out of independence. Please sign and share this petition.

For over 15 years, Kim has cleaned the streets of Dalston Square - and become a real part of the community while doing it. The local community and all the dogs adore her. She's a familiar, friendly face woven into daily life here. Now she's being moved elsewhere, with little warning. She's heartbroken about the decision, as are we. We understand the council sometimes needs to relocate staff, but we're asking Hackney Council to consider something in their decision that doesn't show up on their rota system: the deep ties Kim has built here over 15 years, and how much residents value her.  Please let us keep Kim. We love her dearly.

I am starting this petition because I want to speak for those students who deserve the right to perform to the best of their ability in a meritocratic system, where success is based on talent and effort rather than the ability to afford travel costs. I have seen many students struggle with the cost of travel to their place of study, and the impact this has on their education is often underestimated. For some, the daily or weekly cost of train and bus fares becomes a constant pressure that shapes their decisions long before they even start their course. In many cases, students are forced to narrow their choices of schools, colleges, or sixth forms based not on academic fit or personal ambition, but on what they can realistically afford to reach. This means that even when a student is capable of studying somewhere that could better support their future, the cost of getting there can stand in the way. This can also affect attendance and performance. When travel is expensive, I have seen some students missing classes, reduce how often they attend, or take longer and more complicated routes just to manage costs. Over time, this can impact learning, confidence, and overall educational experience. Education is meant to be an equal opportunity, but unequal travel costs create an uneven playing field. Students from different areas do not have the same access to the same institutions, even within the same country, simply because of transport pricing. We need to speak up for these students and work towards a system where education is truly accessible, and no one is limited in their potential because of where they live or the cost of reaching the place where they need to be.

Artificial Intelligence offers major opportunities, but without proper safeguards it could undermine jobs, creativity, dignity and meaningful human roles. Human contribution is not only economic - it supports identity, wellbeing, purpose and community connection. We are concerned that unregulated AI could enable manipulation, exploitation, misinformation and dangerous concentrations of power. In sensitive areas such as care, education and mental health support, human empathy, accountability and judgement must not be replaced by automated systems. We believe the Government should act now to: • protect human creativity, care and social connection, • ensure transparency and accountability in AI systems, • require human oversight where decisions affect people’s lives, • assess the social impact of AI before widespread deployment, • and ensure technology strengthens society while preserving dignity, opportunity and public trust. • AI should enhance human potential - not diminish it.

The nation seems plagued by the business model of on-line deivery couriers. They enter into contracts with vendors to deliver goods purchased from them.  The actuality is the creation of a "Safe spot" . They don't appear to have any obligation to place it in your possession simply in a safe spot convenient to them which can be anywhere on the property. They dont seem to have any obligation to tell you they're coming or when they've been. A photo of a purchase somewhere is sufficient to satisfy the contract apparently.  There are cases of stacks of purchases dumped in tower block entrance foyers claiming to be safe place which are immediately being stolen. There are cases of parcels being put in dustbins unbeknown to the purchaser with the consequence that the bins were emptied. Parcels being stolen from peoples doorsteps is common, but a safe place according the the business model of the companies.  Clearly the industry is not effective at self regulation. It needs a public inquiry to identify the legality, extent and the cost to the nation and recommend legislative solutions required to control it.