Require advisory age ratings for literature
- Final Signatures: 48
We want the Government to require Advisory Ratings, similar to those used within films (U, PG, 12, 15, 18), for literature, to help parents, children and vulnerable people choose literature which is safe and age appropriate for them.
Make the resale of event tickets for more than face value illegal.
- Final Signatures: 437
For major sports events, music concerts, etc., tickets are sold online.
Touts use automated software to buy tickets en masse, for the sole purpose of reselling them at inflated prices.
Mass buying of tickets, for the purpose of reselling at more than their face value, must be made illegal.
Increase the TV licence in line with inflation and maintain BBC funding
- Final Signatures: 291
The TV licence fee should be increased in line with inflation for the next two years, and no changes made to the arrangements for funding the BBC through the licence fee.
Abolish the requirement for BBC non-viewers to have a TV licence.
- Final Signatures: 114
Restrict the requirement to have a TV licence solely to viewers of BBC broadcasting and thereby free viewers of other broadcasters from the unfair burden of having to pay for services that they do not want.
Add homophobic abuse to the Football Offences Act 1991
- Final Signatures: 58
An amendment is required to the outdated Football Offences Act 1991. At the very least, homophobic verbal abuse, chanting or behaviour should be made an illegal and arrestable offence if it occurs inside a football ground.
Often argued that other protected characteristics should be included too.
Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown
- Final Signatures: 8,135
Classify gyms and leisure facilities as an essential service.
Allow golf courses to open for golfers playing on their own
- Final Signatures: 58
Allow golf courses to open under restricted measures.
Single play only, allows exercise and practice, benefits mental health.
Reduced infection risk if single play adopted.
Make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account.
- Final Signatures: 696,955
Make it a legal requirement when opening a new social media account, to provide a verified form of ID. Where the account belongs to a person under the age of 18 verify the account with the ID of a parent/guardian, to prevent anonymised harmful activity, providing traceability if an offence occurs.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 28th February 2022
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th May 2021 (View Full Response)Ban fossil fuel sponsorship of all UK culture, media and sport
- Final Signatures: 2,057
Companies are using the sponsorship of culture, media and sport to greenwash their reputations, buying the social licence they need to continue profiting from the destruction of the planet. This activity threatens our collective future and it needs to be banned.
Scrap the need for a TV license to watch online streaming services that are not funded by the TV License (ie. services other than BBC, S4C and local TV services that receive licence fee funding).