Make 29 February a bank holiday
- 193 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 198 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to make 29 February a bank holiday. Currently people on a contracted salary have to work an extra day in leap years for no more pay.
Ban sale & import of hunting knives, machetes & crossbows with strict penalties
- 114 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 177 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I want the Government to introduce a ban on the sale of or import of hunting knives, machetes and crossbows. Severe penalties should also be imposed for anyone caught selling or importing these, with minimum prison sentences and fines.
Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
- 129 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 177 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Ensure cash is accepted by the public services and businesses to meet different accessibility requirements. Some bank notes already include tactile markings to help visually impaired people understand the cash they are handling and transacting. We believe digital payments are less accessible.
Ban from public sale certain fireworks for garden use
- 161 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 167 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Ban from public sale fireworks for garden use which:
1. Only create a noise (without a light display),
2. Feature an explosion(s) exceeding 65db, or
3. Require an explosion(s) exceeding 65db to function.
Require publishers to declare AI content on cover of books
- 152 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 166 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Ensure that publishers printing and selling books written using artificial intelligence declare, on the cover, that AI was used and include the percentage of AI written material.
Nationalise and invest in the UK Steel Industry
- 102 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 132 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to nationalise and invest in the UK Steel Industry. Producing steel in the UK has economic and strategic benefits. It supports domestic industries, creates jobs, reduces reliance on imports, and can support national security by ensuring a stable supply of a crucial material.
Require menus to be available in accessible formats for visually impaired people
- 109 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 127 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I would like the UK Government to require hospitality businesses with 3 or more venues to have adapted menus available for visually impaired people. This would mean that visually impaired people would know they could expect an adapted menu when eating at a chain restaurant.
Immediate refunds of money sub-postmasters paid for wrong horizon shortfalls
- 101 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 125 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government should require that immediate refunds are provided for the money that each sub-postmaster was forced to pay the Post Office to cover the erroneous "shortfalls" that the discredited Horizon software identified.
Ban fireworks in residential areas and only allow in remote areas by licence
- 117 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 121 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
To allow only licensed companies to hold firework displays for the public in remote areas away from residential homes and largely populated areas. I think there should be a £2,500 fee for the license each year to deter individuals from holding private displays.
Require carbon footprint of items be printed on packaging
- 99 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 118 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like legislation to be passed which requires manufacturers to print the carbon footprint of what they are selling on prominent places, for example on packaging.