Showing posts with label E-Petitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E-Petitions. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Australian Scientist Makes An Alzheimer's Breakthrough.

Alzheimer's Society

Professor Colin Masters, an Australian scientist who has been working on a cure for Alzheimer's for the last forty years has cracked the genetic code that causes the disease. It is believed that this discovery could halve the number of sufferers by the year 2020. Tonight in honour of his life's work, Professor Masters is to be awarded Victoria's most prestigious science award - the Victoria Prize.

Professor Masters said: "The whole field is moving to a point where we are guardedly optimistic that we have the chance to delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by a certain factor. That's a major achievement if in fact we can do that... that will have a major effect on the prevalence of this disease in our community."

Full Story HERE

Meanwhile back in the UK, the Alzheimer's Society and their fellow campaigners failed to win their High Court bid to have the NHS provide drugs to those people in the early stages of the disease. They are now planning to appeal the decision. Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern, said: "The drugs can cost as little as £2.50 a day per person and could make day-to-day life far more manageable for thousands of people."

Anyone that has had a loved one suffer from this disease will know what a cruel affliction it is. Let's hope that this is not the end of Alzheimer's Society's legal challenge.

The E-Petition is still running: It asks the Prime Minister not to deny people in the early and late stages of Alzheimer’s disease access to drug treatments.

Please click HERE to visit the Alzheimer's Society.

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Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Gurkha L/Cpl Gyanendra Rai - Banned From Britain

L/Cpl Gyanendra Rai
Yet another Gurkha hero, L/Cpl Gyanendra Rai, has been denied entry to Britain because he: "did not have strong ties to the UK". L/Cpl Rai was badly wounded during the Falklands War and discharged from the service on medical grounds. Members of the British Armed Forces receive a tax free medical pension if they have to leave the service on medical grounds. L/Cpl Rai served in the British Army but does not get a medical pension because he is a Gurkha. In fact he doesn't even receive a basic pension because he only served 13 years of the 15 required to qualify for the one sixth of a basic Army pension that Gurkhas receive.

This is only a small part of his story:

When I was required to leave my army service, my wife was pregnant and we were not allowed to stay at the Regimental Barracks in Hong Kong. I had to return to Nepal without any pension or income. We were so poor that we could not live in the town of Dharan, which was then the main British Gurkha recruitment camp for Nepal and a place to find work. My wife and I returned to my remote village, called Bhojpur. There was no hospital in that village, nor were there any medical facilities close to our village. Shortly after my army retirement, my wife gave a birth to our child at our home in the mountains. Unfortunately, during childbirth all the afterbirth did not come out. My wife became very sick, and I was forced to try and take her to a nearby airport to see if there would be someone to give her first aid or medical treatment. I carried my sick wife for 6 hours on foot, carrying her on basket on my back, to Tumlingar Airport. Sadly, my wife died on the way to the Airport. My heart was broken, but I could not give up, as I had to support my young children.

You can read L/Cpl Rai's full story HERE, Please do.

I personally believe that he has shown strong ties to the UK. What do you think?

There is a No10 E-Petition:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to immediately and retrospectively give all Gurkha servicemen and their immediate families past and present British citizenship.

To sign the petition please click HERE

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Thursday, 5 July 2007

EU Treaty Referendum - The Unions Weigh In

EU Treaty Referendum
The people's desire to have a referendum on the EU Treaty is not going away, no matter how much Gordon Brown would like it to. Now, one of the country's largest unions, the GMB, has weighed in on behalf of its members to demand the referendum that they believe they were promised. The Labour supporting union said the treaty was substantially the same as the European Constitutional Treaty and therefore the government should honour its commitment to a referendum. Unison, the public service union have let it be known that if a referendum is held, they will campaign for a NO vote.

Paul Kenny, GMB general secretary, said: "The pledge was right at the time of the general election and it is right now. Europe can only be developed with the wholehearted support of its citizens." Following David Miliband's admission that the proposed Treaty actually transferred more power to the EU than the Maastricht Treaty, Tory spokesman for Europe, Mark Francois, said: "David Miliband has finally exploded the myth that the revived EU Constitution is only a tidying up exercise. The government's case is now unravelling and even the new Foreign Secretary has now conceded the scale of what is really going on."

I held a vote on this subject last week, the question was:

Q. Should we have a national referendum on the EU Treaty?

The results were YES 96% NO 4%

I've said this before and I'll say it again: the ONLY reason that Gordon Brown does not want a referendum on the EU Treaty, is because he knows that the people will vote NO. And that is about as undemocratic as you could possibly get.

To sign an E-Petition asking for a Referendum on the EU Treaty click HERE


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Sunday, 27 May 2007

Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK: UPDATE

VC HeroTul Bahadur Pun VC won the Victoria Cross fighting for Britain in the 3rd Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles. However, the British Government has refused 84 year-old Mr Pun's application to settle in the UK, to seek urgently needed medical treatment, on the grounds that Mr Pun VC "failed to demonstrate strong ties with the UK".

45,000 Gurkhas have died fighting for Britain. 150,000 Gurkhas have been seriously wounded on battlefields defending our freedom. The Gurkhas have given 200 years loyal service to the British people. If there was a minute silence for every Gurkha wounded in World War II alone, we would have to stay silent for 2 weeks!

You can email words of support to: support@vchero.co.uk . All your emails will be put before the Immigration Judge considering Mr Pun VC's appeal.

You can sign a Gurkha Petition: HERE

And you can find your MP: HERE

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Saturday, 26 May 2007

Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK Petition

Tul Bahadur Pun VC

There is not an E-Petition set up yet for Mr Tul Bahadur Pun VC, but there is one for Gurkhas in general. These are the details of the Downing Street Petition:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to immediately and retrospectively give all Gurkha servicemen and their immediate families past and present British citizenship.

Gurkha's have served the British forces with loyalty and dedication for many years, yet we as a country treat them poorly and with inequality.
members of the regiment who served in the Falklands are not entitled to a pension, after service they are treated like illegal aliens.
This it totally wrong and unacceptable.
I ask that they willingly risk their life for our well being and should be given citizenship as a matter of principle as no country could ask more from an individual and these people are proven good members of our society and we will deeply benefit us as a nation if we give these men and women automatic British citizenship.


You can sign this Petition by clicking HERE

I understand that a Petition for Mr Pun VC is being set up. I will post details when I get them.

You can find your MP by clicking HERE

To remind us of what Mr Pun VC did for us, here is a copy of his Award Citation:

“No. 10119 Rifleman Tullbahadur Pun, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army.In Burma on June 23rd, 1944, a Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles was ordered to attack the Railway Bridge at Mogaung. Immediately the attack developed the enemy opened concentrated and sustained cross fire at close range from a position known as the Red House and from a strong bunker position two hundred yards to the left of it.So intense was this cross fire that both the leading platoons of 'B' Company, one of which was Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun's, were pinned to the ground and the whole of his Section was wiped out with the exception of himself, the Section commander and one other man. The Section commander immediately led the remaining two men in a charge on the Red House but was at once badly wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun and his remaining companion continued the charge, but the latter too was immediately wounded.Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun then seized the Bren Gun, and firing from the hip as he went, continued the charge on this heavily bunkered position alone, in the face of the most shattering concentration of automatic fire, directed straight at him. With the dawn coming up behind him, he presented a perfect target to the Japanese. He had to move for thirty yards over open ground, ankle deep in mud, through shell holes and over fallen trees.Despite these overwhelming odds, he reached the Red House and closed with the Japanese occupations. He killed three and put five more to flight and captured two light machine guns and much ammunition. He then gave accurate supporting fire from the bunker to the remainder of his platoon which enabled them to reach their objective.His outstanding courage and superb gallantry in the face of odds which meant almost certain death were most inspiring to all ranks and beyond praise.”

'The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war,no matter how justified,shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation'' --George Washington--
Mr Pun I'm so very very sorry.

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Friday, 25 May 2007

Gurkha with Victoria Cross is denied entry to the UK

The man in the picture above is one of this country's greatest living Heroes. This is from the Daily Mail: (Hat Tip: Iain Dale)


Tul Bahadur Pun's extraordinary act of valour while fighting the Japanese during World War Two even won him royal admirers. He was invited to the Queen's Coronation and had tea with the Queen Mother. Yet despite his illustrious service record, when the ailing 84-year-old former Gurkha soldier applied for permission to live in Britain he was refused by government officials. Amazingly, British officials in Nepal told the wizened old warrior who put his life on the line for King and country: "You have failed to demonstrate that you have strong ties with the UK." Explaining his reasons for the application, he said: "I take a substantial amount of medication daily, without which I would die. There is not always a constant supply. When it runs out I feel vulnerable. "There are no doctors or nurses, no medical outposts. I wish to settle in the UK to have better access to medication, care and support from doctors and nurses." The old soldier has to travel from his remote home to the Gurkha camp at Pokhara once a month to collect his pension - which pays for his medication. It involves a day's walk - and as he is unable to walk that far, he has to be carried in a basket by several men. Mr Pun's act of heroism in Burma which earned him the VC has gone down in military history. On 23 June 1944 almost all his comrades were wiped out by heavy enemy fire. He seized a Bren Gun and, firing from the hip while running through ankle deep mud, he ignored Japanese fire to single handedly storm enemy machine gun positions. His official citation read: "His outstanding courage and superb gallantry in the face of odds which meant almost certain death were most inspiring to all ranks and beyond praise."

I wish I could apologise to Mr Pun for the disgraceful behaviour of the country he fought for.

The Ministry of Defence is to pay ex-Gurkhas the same pensions as British soldiers. Ex-Gurkhas Currently receive just a sixth of the average army pension (£984 a year) and many ex-Gurkhas say they are left destitute. The new pension deal will not apply to Nepalese soldiers who retired before July 1997, leaving many disappointed.

Padam Bahadur Gurung, President of the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation, said: "This is good news for serving Gurkhas, but not for the Gurkhas who fought in the Second World War and the Falklands."There are currently about 3,500 Gurkhas serving in the Army and close to 20,000 former soldiers living in Britain and Nepal."

Read the full story HERE
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007

Road Pricing continues with the draft Local Transport Bill

Draft Road Pricing Bill

It has only been a few months since almost two million people signed the Downing Street E-Petition against the introduction of road pricing schemes. Despite this massive outcry, a draft Local Transport Bill which includes road pricing is being published and will be put before Parliament.

The Bill, if accepted, will allow ENGLISH councils to operate trial road pricing schemes, and ten local authorities have already shown an interest. What’s more, the possible introduction of a national toll road scheme is included in the draft Bill.

The government insists that if road pricing and toll roads are not introduced, then congestion could increase by 25% in the next decade. The Conservatives have pointed out, and quite correctly I might add, that this Bill will price the less well off in this country off the roads. Some will say that reducing the number of people on the roads is the whole point, but why should it be the less affluent that have to suffer? It wouldn’t be so bad if public transport was actually cheaper than the car.

Rather than subsidising public transport, or building more roads, or improving the ones we have, the government are once again going to use tax to force the public into submission. Back in the 80’s, in my home town of Barnsley, the Bus service was heavily subsidised. Would you be surprised if I told you that most of the buses were double-deckers, and that they were packed day and night? No I didn’t think you would be.

Peolple wouldn't be so angry if they thought for one moment that all revenue from these schemes would go back into the transport system. Martyn Williams, a transport campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said: "If the money isn't used to improve public transport and to provide alternatives people will just feel they're being taken for a ride.”

Too bloody right Martyn!

Please note that I have put the word ENGLISH in capitals for a good reason, can you guess what it is?
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Tuesday, 8 May 2007

English Anthem Petition - Jerusalem, The PM's Response.



Details of petition:

Submitted by Ben Mortimer

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Formally acknowledge Blake/Parry's Hymn 'Jerusalem' as the anthem for England in the same vein as 'Oh Flower of Scotland' has been accepted as the anthem for Scotland.

"It is absurd that, in a Nation made up of semi-independent Countries, England does not have an anthem. For that reason I propose The hymn by William Blake and Hubert Parry, also known as 'And did Those Feet' be acknowledged as our anthem."

The PM's Response:

The national anthem of the UK 'God Save the Queen' only has that status by convention. It has no official status either by legislation or royal proclamation. Similarly, 'Flower of Scotland', although it is regarded in some quarters as the Scottish national anthem, has no official status. Insofar as a anthem for England is concerned, 'Land of Hope and Glory' is often played when England play in sporting competitions (such as the Commonwealth Games) against other countries of the UK. However, this too has no official standing. The Government has no plans to legislate on this issue.

So it's up to the event organisers to choose the anthem. Let's hope they use some common sense in the future.

Thursday, 26 April 2007

Save the Navy Petition- The Prime Minister's Response




Details of petition:

"The MoD is planning to mothball almost half the Navy's 44 warships to cut costs. This money has been wasted, amongst other things, on a war in Iraq we can never win and that should never have been started. The government misled the public and the house to justify it and now we are paying a heavy price. The RN frigates are among the most potent weapons we have. When this is done who will be left to stop illegal immigrants from landing on our shores? Who will seek out and capture drug runners? Who will retake the Falklands when Argentina decides to invade again? As it is we already have 13 warships it would take 18 months to get into action. Act now and sign this petition, for these decisions have almost certainly already been taken. Support the Navy, once these ships are scrapped or sold we will never replace them. Britannia will no longer rule the waves."

The PM's Response

The Government has no plans to reduce the size of the Royal Navy, to withdraw warships from operational service earlier than scheduled, or to place warships in 'mothballs'.

Far from making cuts, the Government is investing heavily in the construction of new warships for the Royal Navy. We are introducing the new and highly capable Type 45 Destroyers, the first two of which have already been launched. We are building the advanced and powerful Astute class nuclear attack submarines, of which three are now on order. Above all, we are buying two new aircraft carriers which will be the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy and which will provide the UK with the most powerful carrier force outside the USA. The Navy has also recently taken delivery of new amphibious assault and support ships which are vastly more capable than the ships they replaced.

It is wrong to imply that the costs of operations in Iraq and elsewhere are being met at the expense of the Navy. The additional costs of these operations do not fall to the defence budget, but are met from the Treasury reserve.

Only one Royal Navy ship, HMS Invincible, is being held in a state of readiness from which it would require up to eighteen months to return to operational service. She is being held in this state of readiness prior to her final withdrawal from service, as scheduled, in 2010, by which time she will be over 30 years old. The Navy has no plans to place any other ships in such a state of readiness.

If this turns out to be true it's good news for the Navy.

Wednesday, 25 April 2007

Alan Johnston's abduction - Week 7

Alan Johnston banner

The seventh week of Alan Johnston's abduction begins with vigils across the UK calling for his safe return. Christian, Muslim and Jewish representatives gather at St Martin in the Fields, a well-known London church, and Alan's sister, Katriona Johnston, joins BBC Scotland staff for a vigil in Glasgow. In Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, local journalists and foreign correspondents protest to demand the correspondent's release. Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Azzam al-Ahmad says he believes Mr Johnston is in "good health".

Please click on Alan's image to visit the BBC's Web page dedicated to securing his freedom.

The BBC have also set up a Petition demanding Alan's release. You can sign up to the Petition by clicking HERE

Saturday, 21 April 2007

Royal Navy are to get Two Super Carriers at £2bn Each


Some good news at last for the Royal Navy! The Admiralty have been given the OK to build two Super Carriers capable of carrying 50 Aircraft. This excellent news will mean the UK will have the means to take a very capable fighting force anywhere on the globe. This seems a major u-turn on behalf of the government after a recent request for the armed forces to save £1bn by 2008. Have recent events in Iran forced them to reconsider?

With an estimated time to enter service of 5-7 years this will once again make the UK a major military force to be reckoned with.

Could this also mean that Portsmouth Naval Base no longer faces closure? let's hope so.

There is a E-Petition asking the Prime Minister to keep Portsmouth and its surrounding communities at the heart of the Royal Navy.

To sign the E-Petition click HERE

The Ships are possibly going to be built at BAE's Govan facility on the Clyde and assembled in Rosyth. Are the Scottish Elections happening soon by any chance?

Test - How English are You?


This is the second time I've posted this article, but seeing as it's nearly St George's Day I thought it was worthwhile.

Bombardier Beer are holding a fun little Englishness test to see how much you know about England. I'm ashamed to say that I only scored 68%.

There's also some great wallpapers to download and some excellent pictures of our beautiful country.

The site is supporting the 'make St. George's day a national holiday' petition.

To sign the petition click HERE.

St George won't be Cross with Tim Allard (Good Man!)

Tim Allard, a proud St George’s Cross flying Kent businessman is giving his 40 staff the day off on Monday. Tim feels that St George's Day should be a holiday in England and wants more company bosses to follow suit. Tim will continue to declare 23 April as a holiday for his employees in future years.

Tim said: "I'd rather do something practical than stand back and watch our heritage being dismantled." There are thousands of other company bosses who must share my own deep concerns. It would only need a few to take the same step for this idea to snowball."

One of Tim’s staff said: "We should have the right to be proud to be English."

Bob Peedle, of the Royal Society of St George, said: "The Scots do it very well on Burns Night and St Andrew's Day, and the Irish on St Patrick's Day, and the Welsh on St David's Day. We haven't done it. We ought to."

Good on you Tim!

Come on England, you know it makes sense: BE PROUD TO BE ENGLISH!

Bombardier Beer are supporting the 'make St. George's day a national holiday' petition.

To sign the petition click HERE.

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Is Portsmouth's Historic Naval Base going to close?


Portsmouth Naval Base is under threat of closure. There has been a dockyard in Portsmouth since June 1495 when the first dry dock was created. Portsmouth naval base is not only an integral part of the history and economy of this region but also plays a vital role in the defence of the country.

There is a E-Petition asking the Prime Minister to keep Portsmouth and its surrounding communities at the heart of the Royal Navy.

To sign the E-Petition and stop yet another reduction to our once great Royal Navy please click HERE

Sunday, 25 March 2007

Test - How English are You?


Bombardier Beer are holding a fun little Englishness test to see how much you know about England. I'm ashamed to say that I only scored 68%.

There's also some great wallpapers to download and some excellent pictures of our beautiful country.

The site is supporting the 'make St. George's day a national holiday' petition.

To sign the petition click HERE.

Monday, 5 March 2007

Come on England?



The following article by Louise Dunderdale has been published in the Dorset Echo:

NORTH Dorset MP Bob Walter will present a Bill to Parliament this week in a new bid to stop MPs from Scotland and Northern Ireland voting on issues that only affect England and Wales.Mr Walter's Private Members Bill would provide an answer to the "West Lothian Question".It would allow the Speaker of the House of Commons to decide when a particular issue only affects England and Wales, allowing it to be debated and voted on only by those MPs.

Mr Walter said: "Scotland is essentially internally self-governing but they still send 59 Members of Parliament to London. They can vote on laws which only affect England and Wales. "I think that is very unfair particularly when we as English MPs have no say on healthcare or schools or roads in Scotland but they can have that say on what happens in England."

There are many who believe that this proposed bill does not go far enough.

This is from the Campaign for an English Parliament:

Devolution has brought about major constitutional changes within the United Kingdom. Scotland now has its own parliament, Wales its own assembly. The Scottish Parliament hasn't just given Scotland legislative powers independent of England in such major matters of governance as education, health, transport, law, planning and many more but has established Scotland constitutionally and politically as a distinct country and the Scots as a distinct nation within the UK. The Welsh Assembly has done precisely the same for Wales and the Welsh people. The Scots through their Members of the UK Parliament can legislate for England in every possible area of law and governance whereas no English MP can participate in the making of any legislation in matters reserved to the Scottish Parliament. For example, Scottish MPs can both initiate and vote on Acts of Parliament concerning education and the NHS in England. No English MP has any voice at all in such matters as they affect Scotland. It is a grotesque injustice.

Devolution however has not been extended to England and the English people at all. England has neither a parliament nor an assembly. Constitutionally and politically it still does not exist because, by the express and explicit intent of the UK government, it is being denied any national political institution of any sort to make the statement that the people of England are a distinct nation.
An English Parliament will bring clear practical benefits to the People of England. The concerns of England will not be lost in the multitude of issues which the UK Government has to deal with. An English Parliament will mean greater democracy because it will bring government immediately and directly to the people of England without it being mediated through the UK Parliament.


Q. Should we have an English Parliament?

To view the results go to:

http://dailyreferendum.co.uk/ (These result are archived by the British Library)

There is also a No10 E-Petition submitted by Gareth Young:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to initiate a Parliamentary debate on the adoption of a national anthem for England that is distinct from the British national anthem.

To sign the E-Petition please click: HERE

Friday, 2 March 2007

English National Anthem E-Petition


English National Anthem

There are those who argue that the English should sing an English, not British, anthem. They believe God Save the Queen should continue to be the British anthem, to be sung as a celebration of Britishness or the Monarch, by the individual nations of Britain, or by the English, Scots, Welsh and Irish when they are gathered together as Brits. Scottish and English teams line up together with the Scots singing a Scottish anthem and the English singing a British anthem.
It is felt by some that it may be politically convenient for the UK Government to encourage Scottishness and Welshness whilst keeping Britishness to the fore in England. Scots and Welsh that still consider themselves British may be obliged to boo their own anthem for fear of being regarded as traitors by an increasingly nationalistic tendency.

I'm surprised English sports teams don't sing Land Of Hope And Glory instead.

Princess Anne

I held the following Referendum vote on the subject:

Q. Does England require a new anthem?

The results of the vote were as follows:

YES 82%

NO 18%

DO NOT KNOW 0%

These result are archived by the British Library

There is also a No10 E-Petition submitted by Gareth Young:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to initiate a Parliamentary debate on the adoption of a national anthem for England that is distinct from the British national anthem.

To sign the E-Petition please click: HERE

Thursday, 1 March 2007

Daily Referendum results - Our Children in Need (more so in England)

Unbelievably, Hospices in England only receive an average of less than 5 per cent of their funding from the government.

The situation in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is different. In Scotland for example, the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland last year received 18.5% of its income from statutory sources and is working towards its target of 25%.
This support is still well below what is required, but why aren't English Hospices receiving the same kind of funding?

Q. Should this most valuable service be fully funded by the Government?

YES 76%

NO 24%

DO NOT KNOW 0%

For more information on Children's Hospices please click HERE.

Peter Brighouse has submitted the following E-Petition to No10:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to organise government support and finance for the children's hospices.

To sign up to this E-Petition please click HERE.

The results of each Daily Referendum are archived by the British Library.

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

What's been happening at the Daily Referendum

This is just a quick round up of what's been happening in my little part of the blogosphere:

First of all I would like to congratulate Jeremy Jacobs on completing his trek of Africa and raising over £6000 for the Breast Cancer Campaign. You can read about his gruelling trek HERE.

I published my 100th post on the 17th of this month, no great shakes I know but it's a bit of a milestone for me.

My Website Daily Referendum has been accepted for archiving by the British library. I hope this gives a little credibility to the results of the referendum votes held on my Blog.

Politico's book shop have accepted me as an associate so you can buy your Political books through the link on my site. The first five to to place an order over £10 get a free 'Backwards Bush' digital timer (Count down the days, minutes and seconds to the end of George W Bush's presidency - see picture).

I have been pushing the following very worthy E-Petitions, please consider signing up to them:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to organise government support and finance for the children's hospices. Please click HERE.

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop the discrimination of lung cancer patients in England and ensure that they have access to the drug Tarceva! Please click HERE.

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to initiate a Parliamentary debate on the adoption of a national anthem for England that is distinct from the British national anthem. Please click: HERE

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Change the English National Anthem to Jerusalem. Please click HERE.

And finally I have come across some great new (to me) Blogs which I have added to my Blogroll. Please pay them a visit you won't be sorry:

Burning our money

Islington Newmania

Chipen Dale's Diary

St Crispin's Day

Guano Fork's Blog

Lewisham isn't great for everyone

Martine Martin's Lebwog

PJC Journal

That's all for now folks - cheers.

Saturday, 24 February 2007

Anthem 4 England - Croke Park cock-up


How embarrassing was it today when the England team sang God Save the Queen in Croke Park, the sacred home of Irish nationalism?
Surely today would have been an ideal time for England to find it's own anthem instead of using Britain's.


My personal choice would be Jerusalem.

There is a No10 E-Petition submitted by Gareth Young:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to initiate a Parliamentary debate on the adoption of a national anthem for England that is distinct from the British national anthem.

To sign the E-Petition please click: HERE

There is also No10 E-Petition created by Robert Green (deadline to sign 05 August 2007):

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Change the English National Anthem to Jerusalem.

To sign up to this E-Petition please click HERE.

For more info on the campaign for an English Anthem please go to: Anthem 4 England