Weekly Press Email (Archive)

Weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org for journalists and editors – out every Thursday morning. Join our press list here.

From e-scooters to deepfake abuse: trending UK petitions on Change.org (26th September 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from BBC News and the Paisley Daily Express, among others 👋

You may have noticed that it’s me sending the newsletter again. I’m back from my parental leave, and I’d like to say a huge thank you to the legend that is Mildred Talabi for stepping in these past few months.

Here are the top 10 new and trending petitions for this week. As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

🚨 New campaigns

Ban ‘Pro-Life’ Society at Liverpool John Moores University & University of Liverpool: The petition is initiated by a student from LJMU who is concerned about the existence of a ‘Pro-life’ society, which is also associated with the University of Liverpool. Shortlink: change.org/BanProLifeLJMU (12,000 signatures)

Demand Better Awareness and Disclosure About SUDEP Risks to Epilepsy Patients: Esther Brenda McLaughlin has started a petition following the tragic loss of her son, John Paul, to SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy). She says that the medical community failed to inform them about the risk of SUDEP during her son’s 17-year struggle with epilepsy. Shortlink: change.org/SUDEPAwarenessAndDisclosure (70 signatures)

Demand an Immediate Ban on E-Scooters in Greater London: Highlights the growing concern over the increased prevalence of e-scooters in the capital, which has led to a rise in accidents, including serious injuries involving both riders and pedestrians. Shortlink: change.org/BanEScootersLondon (70 signatures)

Stop the Jurassic Coast waste incinerator: Against a new facility in Dorset which will burn waste 24 hours a day. The controversial project has been approved by the Labour Government despite opposition from the local council. Shortlink: change.org/StopPortlandIncinerator (1,400 signatures)

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Prohibit MPs from Receiving Personal Gifts and Donations: In the wake of the Labour donor scandal, this petition calls for an immediate ban on MPs receiving personal gifts or donations, arguing that such practices undermine the integrity of democracy. Shortlink: change.org/MPsGifts (72,000 signatures)

Chancellor, You Must Protect Older People In Your October Budget: Calls for the reinstatement of a universal winter fuel payment for all older people with modest incomes. It also urges Rachel Reeves to resist means testing for other universal benefits like bus passes and free prescriptions. Shortlink: change.org/WinterFuelOctoberBudget (65,000 signatures)

Deepfake sexual abuse is not ‘porn’. Demand action to stop image-based abuse: This is a call to action against the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images, which has caused immense suffering to countless women and girls, including the petitioner, Jodie, who shares her personal experience. Shortlink: change.org/stop-deepfake-sexual-abuse (25,000 signatures)

To call for licensing and legislation for the breeding and keeping of foxes: Highlights the issue of foxes being exploited in the exotic pet trade, with cubs as young as four weeks old being sold without any consideration for their welfare. This is due to a lack of protection under the Animal Welfare Act. Shortlink: change.org/BanFoxBreeding (34,000 signatures)

Anyone with a history of stalking/criminal damage to be mandatory to report to new partners: The petitioners, themselves victims of stalking and harassment, are advocating for legal reforms, specifically a law that mandates the disclosure of stalking/harassment and criminal damage offences to new partners of perpetrators. Shortlink: change.org/MandatoryStalkerReporting (23,000 signatures)

Demand UK parliament to take action on the ongoing shortage of ADHD medication: Addresses the current national crisis of a severe shortage of ADHD medication, which is crucial for individuals to manage their day-to-day lives. Shortlink: change.org/ADHDMedicationShortage (18,000 signatures)

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget to drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

If you have a colleague that would benefit from receiving this newsletter, also email us at the same address with their contact info and we’ll get them on our list (or they can add themselves here).

From child abuse to acid attacks: trending UK petitions on Change.org (19th September 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from BBC South East and MyLondon, among others 👋

Huw Edwards’ conviction – and subsequent light sentencing – for child sex offences incited a whole host of petitions on the platform this week, including child abuse survivors coming forward to share their stories and call for justice to be better served on behalf of victims.

Also still of public interest are MP incomes and spending habits, with thousands of new signatures added to petitions calling for MPs to be means-tested and their second jobs reviewed and regulated.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

🚨 New campaigns

TOPICAL

“As a survivor of abuse, I am confronted with the trauma every day. To see that individuals like Huw Edwards receive only minimal consequences for heinous actions adds insult to injury.” This is ‘J S’ story and, like most people, J S wants to see justice served with a stricter sentence for Huw Edwards for his child pornography distribution. Details here (320 signatures)

As the Winter Fuel Payment cuts debates rage on, Silver Voices – a membership organisation for senior citizens – have launched a petition demanding the Chancellor to protect older people in the October Budget. Details here (11k signatures)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Wellingborough local, Sophy Zakharchenko, suffered a horrific attack with an unknown liquid substance which left her with both physical and emotional scars. Today she is campaigning for more to be done to halt the rising trend of liquid attacks in her hometown and beyond. Details here (110 signatures)

HEALTH

Judith Timmins lost her grandson, Max, at just 13 months old earlier this year. The tragedy has now been compounded with the prospect of an 8-10 month wait for the post-mortem results, due to a severe shortage of paediatric pathologists in the UK. Judith wants the authorities to “address this critical shortage urgently by increasing recruitment and training for paediatric pathologists”. Details here (110 signatures)

OTHER

Encouraged by the Church of England’s actions towards addressing its historic involvement in slavery, two of the granddaughters of W.D. Ross – Former Vice Chancellor of Oxford University – have launched a petition on Change.org calling for a greater commitment from Oxford University towards playing a major role in the reparatory justice movement. Details here (30 signatures)

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

TOPICAL

Sarah K was abused by a paedophile at the age of seven. She is appalled by the flaw in the legal system – which “works in favour of the perpetrators and most certainly not the victims” – that allows paedophiles to roam freely after a guilty plea, while the victim waits months for sentencing. Details here (5k signatures)

Over 90,000 people have now signed Yvonne Keegan’s petition calling for a reduction in MP expenses and using the excess to fund Winter Fuel Allowance benefits for pensioners. Details here (91k signatures)

Unfair dynamic ticket pricing for music events is still on the hearts and minds of the British public. Over 60,000 people have now signed a petition calling for an outright ban on dynamic ticket pricing in the entertainment industry. Details here (66k signatures)

POLITICS

From heating allowances to clothing budgets, the public wants full accountability from the people that are supposed to represent them. Sue Turner’s petition to review the second jobs of MPs has gained new traction this week in light of recent events in the Labour government, with over 50,000 people lending their support. Details here (51k signatures)

OTHER

Paul Ridley is calling for an independent complaints commission for Social Care, Health & Education. He writes: “As a parent of a non-verbal autistic son and along with countless others, I have fallen victim to ill-judged decisions made by Local Authorities (LAs). These decisions greatly impact the health and wellbeing of our beloved children and without the financial ability to resort to courts or legal aid, our only recourse is to the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO). Yet, the LGO is understaffed and can only investigate certain areas.” Details here (11k signatures)

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget to drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Means-testing MP expenses to NHS mesh implant scandal: trending UK petitions on Change.org (12th September 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of the top 10 new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Channel 5 News and ITV West Country, among others 👋

Lots of calls for justice in this week’s edition, ranging from the NHS mesh implant scandal to elderly deaths. There’s also a focus on children’s wellbeing with petition starters calling for a change in infant free school meal funding and the extension of NHS vouchers for children with severe eyesight issues.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

🚨 New campaigns

TOPICAL

On Tuesday 10th September a House of Commons vote confirmed that the Government would press ahead with plans to means-test the Winter Fuel Allowance benefit for pensioners. Following the vote, a number of Change.org users have independently started petitions calling for reform of the MP’s expenses system. Details here (7 petitions / 800+ signatures)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

On 23 February 2016, four demolition workers were killed when a part of the boiler house at the Didcot A Power Station collapsed. It would take almost seven months to recover three of the four bodies. Eight and a half years later, the investigation remains ongoing and unresolved. Petitions starter, Mark Anthony, is calling for justice for the families involved. Details here (600 signatures)

For the past three years Jess Adams and her partner have been stalked by her ex-partner, resulting in “a psychological upheaval that has drastically impacted our daily lives”. Jess says the terror associated with this ongoing nightmare is something no one should experience and is calling for urgent legal reforms so that it becomes mandatory to report to new partners anyone with a history of stalking or criminal damage. Details here (400 signatures)

HEALTHCARE / NHS

Patricia Conlon underwent an NHS mesh implant procedure in 2002, assured of its safety and efficiency. That procedure left her unable to walk, do housework, socialise, or even interact with her grandchildren for 22 years. Patricia wants justice for herself and the thousands of other women that got caught up in the NHS mesh implant scandal. Details here (700 signatures)

After losing her elderly mother to hospital negligence, Tee Stead is calling for transparency around elderly deaths in hospitals to stop more innocent lives being lost to “a system characterised by apathy and incompetence”. Details here (190 signatures)

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

TOPICAL

Dr Vish Rasiah passed away in April 2020, having caught COVID on duty in the early stages of the pandemic, leaving behind his 6-year-old daughter, Katelyn and wife Liza, a paediatrician. The devastating experience led to Liza’s mother, Zohora, moving from Trinidad to help Katelyn and Liza with the bereavement and child care. Zohora, previously told by the Home Office that she could apply to extend her leave in 2023, has been told she must leave the country. The family have launched a petition to reverse the decision in order to keep the family unit together. Details here (3,000 signatures)

HEALTHCARE / NHS

Jessica Anne Powell is calling for an extension of the NHS vouchers coverage to include lens thinning for children with high prescription glasses following her 4-year-old daughter’s diagnosis of Myopia and astigmatism in both eyes. Details here (28k signatures)

The Filo Project, a not-for-profit organisation that supports people living with dementia in the community, are calling for changes to VAT to ensure families affected by dementia can afford the care they need. Details here (5k signatures)

After a change of school meals contract at her daughter’s school, Alessandra Millar launched a campaign in June for increased funding for Universal Infant Free School Meal, in line with the rising costs of food. The campaign is gaining new traction with over 4,000 people signing this week. Details here (18k signatures)

TRANSPORT

Bolton resident Stephanie Williams has launched a new petition on Change.org urging authorities to urgently raise the height of the barriers to the motorway bridges at Four Lane Ends to prevent further tragedies and improve overall safety. Details here (10k signatures)

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget to drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Oasis tickets to taxing big tech and junk food providers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (5th September 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Newsquest and BirminghamLive, among others 👋

Still continuing with the new format we launched last week (please share your thoughts on it via this quick survey!), you’ll find in today’s edition topical petitions based on current news, which includes council tax, vehicle tax and yes, the Oasis reunion tour!

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

TOPICAL

Over 20 petitions have been launched on Change.org this week demanding action against Ticketmaster’s “greedy” pricing model in the wake of the Oasis 2025 reunion tour. Details here (9k signatures)

The government has recently failed to rule out scrapping the 25% Council Tax discount for single people, despite the Labour Party pledging at the last election not to raise Council Tax. Petition starter Mark Wareham is campaigning to save the Single Person’s discount. Details here (51 signatures)

PUBLIC SAFETY

After being spiked twice at a recent festival, Catherine Evans is campaigning for better safety measures at music festivals to prevent spikings and other dangerous incidents. Details here (68 signatures)

ENVIRONMENT

Villagers of Shedfield, Curdridge, Wickham and Botley have rallied to create a petition opposing the proposed expansion of the Silverlake car recycling facility which will require building over and destroying a large field, currently used for food farming. Details here (186 signatures)

QUIRKY

Following the Walthamstow revolt over Gail’s bakery opening in the East London village, a family bakery in Swaffham has launched a petition to stop Greggs from “crushing” their livelihood! Almost 500 locals have signed the petition so far. Details here (449 signatures)

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

TOPICAL

Over 2,000 people have signed a petition to stop the introduction of ‘Pay-Per-Mile’ Vehicle Tax Bands, following recent proposals put forward by the government. The proposals, the petition claims, “strike at the heart of hardworking caregivers, delivery drivers, and businesses across the UK”. Details here (2k signatures)

HEALTH

The UK Sepsis Trust has launched a petition on Change.org urging the NHS to prioritise sepsis as urgently as heart attacks and strokes. The petition, which has gained over 2,000 signatures in just a few days, argues that sepsis is just as life-threatening and kills more people globally than cancer, but yet it does not receive the same priority as heart attacks or strokes within the NHS. Details here (2k signatures)

The Children’s Alliance are calling for the government to tax big tech and junk food in order to fund children’s health & wellbeing. Details here (17k signatures)

TRANSPORT

Ian Sweetland’s 2023 petition to make the national concessionary bus pass UK-wide has picked up fresh momentum this week with over 5,000 new people adding their signatures to the campaign. This now brings the total signatures to 284,000 and counting. Details here (284k signatures)

ENVIRONMENT

Katie Teakle is calling for better environmental stewardship from North East Lincolnshire Council, asking them to abandon harmful pesticides in favour of non-chemical alternatives that put nature and public health first. Over 25,000 people have signed the petition. Details here (25k signatures)

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget to drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

“Mobile children” to extradition appeal: trending UK petitions on Change.org (29th August 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Metro and NBC, among others 👋

NEWSFLASH!

We’re trying a new format this edition – grouping the petitions by topic areas and providing you with a quick and easy summary of what they’re about, instead of just the headlines.

We’ve also got rid of the petitions that have already been featured in the media (we figured you might not want to cover stories other media outlets have already covered), which makes the newsletter a little shorter and (in our opinion) punchier!

I’d love to know what you think of these changes.

Can you please take a quick two minutes to fill out this SUPER quick feedback survey? It would really help us to continue to better serve you in future.

Thank you!

In the meantime, here are the top 10 new and trending petitions for this week.

As before, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

🚨 New campaigns

TOPICAL

Following the government’s new education guidance, a petition is calling for the rejection of the label “Mobile Children” for Romani, Gypsy, and Irish Traveller children due to the offensive nature of the term. Details here (320 signatures)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

The parents of 12-year-old Keaton, killed by a dangerous driver, wants his killer Dolars Aleksander, extradited from Latvia to face justice. Details here (49k signatures)

HEALTH

After a traumatic experience having a C-section for her third pregnancy, Stephanie is calling for better after care for C-Section mums. Details here (70 signatures)

Louise lost her son, Rome, to stillbirth in 2023. Her tragic experience has led her to launch a campaign to mandate better stillbirth care in all hospitals. Details here (570 signatures)

QUIRKY

A Hove property owner has been hit with an enforcement notice from the Council to replace the “painstakingly selected handcrafted clay tiles” he installed on the roof of his revamped property that had previously been “neglectfully left to deteriorate”. Details here (80 signatures)

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

TOPICAL

A bereaved father who has been campaigning for a dedicated 3-digit mental health emergency number for over a year, following the death of his son by suicide, has been critical of NHS 111’s recent announcement of its new mental health service line, which is accessed by pressing ‘2’ after calling 111. Alan’s petition has been signed by almost 200,000 people. Details here (196k signatures)

POLITICS

Thousands have signed a petition to “redeploy and end unjust destitution” for immigrants due to sponsor licence revocations. The petition, started by Tendayi who, along with his wife and three children, cared for a displaced family of five in their home, is calling for the government to recognise the plight of “hardworking, law-abiding individuals” who legally migrated to the UK but yet find themselves displaced due to sponsorship licence revocations. Details here (10k signatures)

ENVIRONMENT

ExxonMobil are planning to build a massive pipeline across the Isle of Wight to permanently bury captured carbon dioxide at sea. Over 25,000 people have added their signature to oppose this pipeline. Details here (25k signatures)

HEALTH

According to Dawn, pharmacists need to be allowed to prescribe medication for minor ailments, thus taking the pressure off doctors and hospitals and reducing the cost to taxpayers. Over 30,000 people agree with her. Details here (31k signatures)

HUMAN RIGHTS

A group of SEND students from Hive College in Birmingham launched a petition to campaign for UK supermarkets to have mandatory wheelchair accessible tills and self-service checkouts. Signatures are fast growing on this daily. Details here (38k signatures)

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget to let us know via this quick survey what you think of this new format.

If you have a colleague that would benefit from receiving this newsletter, please email us at press.uk@change.org with their contact info and we’ll get them on our list (or they can add themselves here).

Mandatory retrials to blocking Amazon warehouse plans: trending UK petitions on Change.org (22nd August 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from ITV Central and Cambridgeshire Live, among others 👋

Our biggest covered petition from last week was a local campaign calling for Gail’s, the high end bakery chain, to be prevented from opening a store in Walthamstow, north-east London. Over 18 national media outlets picked up this story.

At Change.org we encourage and welcome many different opinions on our platform, so it’s not surprising to see that this week we have a counter petition that’s fast gaining traction for people who actually want Gail’s in Walthamstow!

Please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org if this story interests you – or indeed any of the others in this week’s edition. We’re happy to put you in touch with any of the petition starters listed below.

On that note, here’s your round-up for this week:

🚨 New campaigns

Petitions which have just been launched on Change.org, and haven’t been covered anywhere yet. Often they’ll still have small signature counts but we expect them to grow. We may not have been in touch with the starter yet, but here’s a first look:

Yes to Gail’s in Walthamstow 250 signatures

Mandate Blood Tests for Children to Detect Sepsis in A&E Departments 1k signatures

Make Itchen Bridge safer! 500 signatures

Mandatory Retrials before Release of Persons Convicted of Diminished Responsibility 180 signatures

Grant Fulham Independence: Establish Fulham as Its Own Borough, Separate from Hammersmith 16 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Halt Amazon’s Plan for a New Warehouse help us Save Endangered Species 39k signatures

Ask Bradford Council to STOP using toxic weedkiller in parks and schools! 5k signatures

Save the Children’s Hospice Grant 6k signatures

Increase Tax Threshold and State Pension for Pensioners to Living Wage Amount 159k signatures

Allow Early State Pension Access for Individuals with Life Limiting Illnesses 23k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Petitions relating to trending stories or ones which have already had some coverage, but you may be interested in following up for a new angle. In most cases we’ll be in touch with the petition starter already.

Prevent Gail’s from Establishing a Store on Our High Street 1k signatures, featured in The Guardian and others

Scrap the toilet pass in schools 41k signatures, featured in Daily Mirror and others

Extend the 5.5% Pay Increase To Further Education Staff 5k signatures, featured in FE Week and others

Urge KCC to Reinstate Greenlands Children’s Centre for Maternity Care 150 signatures, featured in Kent Online and others

Improve Safety Measures at Netherton Reservoir “The Razza” 1k signatures, featured in Shropshire Star and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Unoccupied buildings mandate to sexual safety of NHS workers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (14th August 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Jam Press News Agency and That’s TV Scotland, among others 👋

Every week, hundreds of people take to Change.org to exercise everyday democracy across the UK. In this edition, you’ll find a whole range of topics capturing the interest of the British public – from including netball in the next Olympics to investigating the car insurance industry, improving the sexual safety of NHS workers, and much more.

Please reach out if you would find it valuable to speak with a Change.org team member to learn about some of the insights we’re gaining from the petitions created on our platform.

And, as always, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Bring Netball to the Olympics 36 signatures

Allow Early State Pension Access for Individuals with Life Limiting Illnesses 1k signatures

Ensure dogs are not unnecessarily killed or seized – improve police procedures 180 signatures

Allow Approved Driving Instructors to carry out tests to address the driving test backlog 600 signatures

Urge KCC to Reinstate Greenlands Children’s Centre for Maternity Care 73 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Make Unoccupied Buildings Suitable for Residential Purposes After Six Months 40k signatures

Investigate the Practices of the Car Insurance Industry in Parliament 71k signatures

Calling all medical schools to sign the NHS Sexual Safety Charter 33k signatures

Require Mandatory NHS Follow-Ups for All Grades of Melanoma 56k signatures

Isle of Wight Ferries – ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! 10k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Ban the Use of Donkeys and Horses for Beach Rides in Weston-super-Mare 432 signatures, featured in Birmingham Mail and others

Improve Road Safety Measures on the A10 570 signatures, featured in Enfield Dispatch and others

Grant Planning Permission for Willhome Farm Barn in Pembrokeshire 3k signatures, featured in Monmouthshire Beacon and others

Road Safety on Moss Road 286 signatures, featured in Falkirk Herald and others

Save the Winter Fuel Payment! 107k signatures, featured in Birmingham Mail and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

200,000 call for EDL to be branded terrorists: trending UK petitions on Change.org (8th August 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from The Sunday Times and Daily Mirror, among others 👋

With much of the UK still in a state of unrest, Change.org users are responding with petitions ranging from demanding accountability from social media platforms for the riots, to calling for the resignation of key figures in the police force, and setting up a law to offer better protection to childcare facilities following the Southport murders.

Our largest petition so far, started by ‘JP’ from Liverpool, is calling for the English Defence League to be designated a terrorist group. This petition has reached 200,000 signatures and counting in less than a week.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If it would be helpful, we’re also happy to speak with you to share our Change.org perspective on the current affairs in the UK and how the British public are using our platform to react and respond. Get in touch to set up a call.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Implement “Taylor’s Law” for Enhanced Security Protocols in Childcare Centers 110 signatures

Safeguarding Complaints against Rachel Reeves for Independent School VAT 130 signatures

Eliminate the Two-Child Cap on Welfare Benefits 40 signatures

Demand Donna Jones’s Resignation for Defending Rioters 30 signatures

Include other major cities with high cost of living in London maintenance loan category 65 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Designate The English Defence League as a proscribed terrorist organisation 200k signatures

Demand a Public Enquiry into Response to Race Riots in the UK 40k signatures

Demand Regulatory Measures on Social Media Platforms 59k signatures

Ban Sheikh Hasina’s Entry to the UK Due to Human Rights Violations 800 signatures

Extend the 5.5% Pay Increase To Further Education Staff 2k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Awaab’s law – to prevent any more children dying from damp and mouldy social housing 177k signatures, featured in Manchester Evening News and others

Ensure Comprehensive Training for UK Probation Workers 190 signatures, featured in The Sun and others

Save the Winter Fuel Payment! 72k signatures, featured in Daily Express and others

Improve Safety Measures at Netherton Reservoir “The Razza” 960 signatures, featured in Express and Star and others

Grant Planning Permission for Willhome Farm Barn in Pembrokeshire 3k signatures, featured in Herald Wales and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Winter fuel payments to banned pesticides and weedkillers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (31st July 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Go Radio and BBC Scotland, among others 👋

The government’s announcement to cut winter fuel payments has triggered a flurry of petitions on our platform, making it one of the biggest topics of the week. Other topical news include a renewed call to get rid of the BBC TV licence fee, following charges against the TV presenter Huw Edwards, and an appeal to demolish a Belfast flat where the horrific murder of 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell occurred.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Reinstate winter fuel allowance (Movement Page) 3k signatures

Abolish the Mandatory Television License Fee 49 signatures

Innovate the National Curriculum for a Modern Learning Environment 74 signatures

Calling all medical schools to sign the NHS Sexual Safety Charter 520 signatures

Mandate Early Heart Screenings for Men 180 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Mandate Buccolam (Midazolam) Training in After-School and Holiday Clubs 5k signatures

Make sure vapes have less appealing packaging to children in the UK 6k signatures

Stop Emergency Use of Banned Pesticides in British Agriculture 50k signatures

Save lives of infants – make tracheal atresia routinely tested for during pregnancy 19k signatures

Ban the Sale and Use of Monsanto’s Carcinogenic Weedkiller, ROUND UP, in the UK 16k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Force UK Government to Intervene (British boy on life support in Sweden) 3k signatures, featured in The Sun and others

Brent Council Must Reject ALL Plans To Approve A PRIVATE Car Park & HMO on Randall Ave NW2 210 signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

Demolish A flat in the james street area of harryville ballymena 2k signatures, featured in Belfast Telegraph and others

Stop Homes Being Sold To Pay For Social Care 15k signatures, featured in Daily Express and others

Stop flats being built behind The Butler and save a crucial Reading live music venue! 1k signatures, featured in RDG Today and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Bank fines for hospices to accountability for dangerous e-bike riders: trending UK petitions on Change.org (24th July 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from PA Media and Nursing Standard, among others 👋

We have a number of petitions this week on various aspects of healthcare, amongst other topics, including a call for FCA bank fines to be re-allocated to UK hospices, pharmacists to be allowed to prescribe medications, and special Covid sick leave for NHS staff.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If your reporting remit is healthcare and you want to join our upcoming separate weekly newsletter for health-related petitions, please fill out your details in our quick form here.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Urgent Appeal to Address the Crisis in Bangladesh 34 signatures

Implement an Independent Police Complaints System 53 signatures

Make Cyclists and E-Bike Riders Accountable for Traffic Rule Violations 73 signatures

Allow pharmacists to prescribe more medications 62 signatures

Establish ‘Special COVID Sickness Leave’ for NHS Staff 41 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Force UK Government to Intervene (British boy on life support in Sweden) 2k signatures

Save the first £100 million of FCA bank fines for hospices 530 signatures

Ensure Equal Access to Professional Help for Victims and Offenders 20k signatures

Regulate Veterinary Surgeries and Ensure Transparent Fee Disclosure 124k signatures

Stop dumping our old people out of hospital with no care! The system is broken 5k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

CPS Failures in the Case of M25 Horror Crash: A Call for Accountability 900 signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

CPS Must Drop The Racist Charges Against #KingsCross3 36k signatures, featured in The Voice and others

Magna Carta (1215) an overdue amendment (Soldier’s dad wants MoD prosecuted for corporate manslaughter) 610 signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

Secure UK Small Rail Stations During Night Hours 150 signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

Stop flats being built behind The Butler and save a crucial Reading live music venue! 1k signatures, featured in BBC news and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Sibling school admissions to lifting ban on traditional Latin Mass: trending UK petitions on Change.org (17th July 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from The Independent and BBC Essex, among others 👋

If you’re new to the newsletter, you might not be aware that we have 20-30 new petitions started each day on Change.org. This newsletter is designed to help you sift through these petitions and access the stories that matter most to you.

If there are particular topics you’re most interested in, feel free to drop us an email and we’ll make a note of it and send any new relevant petitions directly your way in between the newsletters.

You can also reach out to us on ANY petition on our site by clicking the “Media Enquiries” button located directly under the petition starter’s name.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed in this newsletter edition, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re a health journalist, editor or producer and you want to join our upcoming weekly newsletter for health-related petitions, fill out your details in our quick form here.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Review Practice of Giving Estimate Life Expectancy To NHS Patients 62 signatures

Initiate Public Inquiry into Unjustified Executive Bonuses in Water Companies 46 signatures

Prioritise Sibling Admission in All Schools 647 signatures

Save lives of infants – make tracheal atresia routinely tested for during pregnancy 333 signatures

Oppose the New Proposed Thames Tunnel Tolls in East London 342 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Suspend police officers involved in Whitechapel attack 26k signatures

Remove Suella Braverman from conservative MP Position Due to Discriminatory LGBT+ Stance 16k signatures

Stop the ban on the Traditional Latin Mass 13k signatures

Implement Mandatory Lifelong Driving Bans for Deaths Caused by Dangerous Driving 14k signatures

Demand UK parliament to take action on the ongoing shortage of ADHD medication 1k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

End Fine Dining Subsidies for MPs 83k signatures, featured in The Independent and others

Magna Carta (1215) an overdue amendment (Soldier’s dad wants MoD prosecuted for corporate manslaughter) 540 signatures, featured in The Telegraph and others

Upgrade Ambulance Category for Stroke Patients from 2 to 1 63k signatures, featured in Nursing Times and others

Reform the Electoral System: From First-Past-the-Post to a 21st Century Model 46k signatures, featured in Pembrokeshire Herald and others

Glasgow City Council, let Locavore stay at Bellahouston Nursery! 8k signatures, featured in Glasgow Live and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

NHS negligence, CPS failures and reforming the electoral system: trending UK petitions on Change.org (10th July 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from ITV This Morning and Scottish Daily Mail, among others 👋

Politics and the NHS are dominating the petition agenda this edition with thousands calling for electoral reform, closer scrutiny on MPs, and accountability from the NHS over medical negligence and staff treatment. You can find all these petitions and more below.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re a health journalist, editor or producer and you want to join our upcoming weekly newsletter for health-related petitions, fill out your details in our quick form here.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Require Mandatory Public Liability Insurance for All Trade Organisations 406 signatures

Paid breaks for NHS Staff 259 signatures

Mandate Progesterone Level Testing and Treatment for Pregnant Women 582 signatures

Demand Greater Accountability and Consequences for NHS Nurses’ Serious Negligence 73 signatures

Require the NHS to scrap their 1 year Window to make a complaint 63 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

End Fine Dining Subsidies for MPs 69k signatures

Review the Second Jobs of MPs 33k signatures

Overturn UKA’s decision to not send qualified athletes to the Olympic games 8k signatures

Reform the Electoral System: From First-Past-the-Post to a 21st Century Model 43k signatures

CPS Failures in the Case of M25 Horror Crash: A Call for Accountability 596 signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Implement Mandatory Bereavement Support Programs in Schools 500 signatures, featured in The Independent and others

Save our Marks and Spencer 908 signatures, featured in The Sun and others

Open the Princes Park Splash Pad for our Children’s Summer Fun 1k signatures, featured in The Argus and others

Save Our Beloved Caddy Shack in Weymouth 4k signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

Keep the Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary Open 4k signatures, featured in Somerset Live and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Honorary degrees for non-humans to ending fine dining for MPs: trending UK petitions on Change.org (3rd July 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from BBC News and That’s Life magazine, among others 👋

With the general election taking place tomorrow, a new campaign – started by a local food bank – calls for an end to MPs enjoying luxury dishes such as “panko coated lamb loin with carrot and Timothy Taylor Ale purée, black garlic, potato galette, and natural jus” on the taxpayers purse, whilst millions live below the poverty line in the UK. Find out more below.

On a separate note, we get a lot of health-related petitions on a daily basis (including several in this week’s round-up) so we’re looking to start a new weekly newsletter for health journalists and editors specifically. If this is of interest to you and you’d like to be added to this list, hit reply and let me know. Alternatively, you can add your details manually to our quick form here.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

End Fine Dining Subsidies for MPs 31 signatures

Relocate the King’s Horses from London to the Countryside Stables 161 signatures

Have Clive Tyldesley Commentate On The Euro 2024 Final For ITV 122 signatures

Honorary Degrees for Non-Humans: Support Yogi at Keele University 174 signatures

Show England Men’s Football games at BST Hyde Park Festival this weekend 181 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Upgrade Ambulance Category for Stroke Patients from 2 to 1 59k signatures

Demand Equal Treatment and Facilities for Manchester United Ladies Team by Club Owners 623 signatures

Lower the Age Requirement for Cervical Smear Testing 92k signatures

Get suicide prevention services to ask callers if they are taking meds that cause suicide 21k signatures

Stop Greenwich Council Risking Autistic Children’s Lives! 5k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Stop Homes Being Sold To Pay For Social Care 13k signatures, featured in Daily Express and others

Viewing platform at Stansted Airport 33 signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

Annual friendly match between Germany and Scotland 59k signatures, featured in Football Scotland and others

Stop Labour from adding 20% VAT to private school fees 172k signatures, featured in Surrey Live and others

Aberdeen Bus Gates: The Common Sense Compromise 9k signatures, featured in Press and Journal and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Hot weather dress code to concert ticket inflation: trending UK petitions on Change.org (27th June 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from My London and Scottish Daily Mail, among others 👋

As the NHS remains a hot topic in the general election campaign, we have two petitions in this week’s round-up calling for additional services to be provided by the NHS – one for babies, and the other for animals!

Another hot topic, which some may say is worthy of election debate, is the over-pricing of concert tickets to see the likes of Taylor Swift on tour. Over 20,000 people want some kind of regulation on ticket sale prices.

You can see these petitions and more below.

And if you haven’t already gone through our round-up of the Top 10 Change.org petitions that reflect voter concerns this election, you can do that here.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Demand Flexible Dress Code Policies for Children during Hot Weather 95 signatures

Increase funding for Universal Infant Free School Meal 76 signatures

End the Bidding System for Disabled Tenants in Need of Adapted Housing 427 signatures

Halt the Sewage Discharges Tarnishing East Devon’s Coast 94 signatures

Improve NHS facilities for identifying, diagnosing and treating babies with a tongue tie 136 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Stop the Inflation of Concert Ticket Prices 21k signatures

Give renters real protections 34k signatures

Stop DARC radar dishes. Protect Pembrokeshire’s unique landscape! 5k signatures

Establish a Free “NHS-Style Service” for Pets in the UK 211 signatures

Mandate Thorough Security Checks at Club and Pub Entries (spiking incident) 990 signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Protect Reading Women FC and its Girls Academy from Closure 4k signatures, featured in UK Times and others

Change legislation around sale and use of fireworks 55k signatures, featured in Romford Recorder and others

Save Glasgow’s Kingston DIY Skatepark from Closure 3k signatures, featured in Glasgow World and others

Proposal to see Whitchurch Athletics Track in Bristol regenerated 2k signatures, featured in Bristol Post and others

Lung cancer patients right to live 233k signatures, featured in Coventry Telegraph and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Top 10 election campaigns and more: trending UK petitions on Change.org (20th June 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Bloomberg News and Bauer Media, among others 👋

Before we get into this week’s newsletter, I’d like to first draw your attention to the general election, in case you’re looking for a new and interesting angle to cover!

We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 national issues the UK public care about the most, over the past 12 months, based on the number of signatures on our Change.org petitions.

The list includes five petitions on healthcare/NHS, two on pensions, and the rest on transport, animal rights and global peace. You can view all the petitions in the Top 10 list on our movement page here.

If you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters for the election round-up or the ones listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Enforce Permanent Revocation of Driver’s Licences for Serious Injury or Death 230 signatures

Mandate Thorough Security Checks at Club and Pub Entries (spiking incident) 990 signatures

Protect our children (mandatory placement of audible CCTV in childcare environments) 1k signatures

Ban Down Valuations and Reform Home Moving Processes 97 signatures

Implement a Total Nut and Nut Product Ban on All Airlines 400 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Demand Immediate Dismissal of Surrey Police Officers Involved in Cow Incident 56k signatures

Demand Water Companies Reinvest Profits into Improving Infrastructure 5k signatures

DWP – Take account for your mistakes and stop convicting innocent people (Carers Allowance overpayments) 715 signatures

Require UK Supermarkets to Have Wheelchair Accessible Tills and Self-service Checkouts 20k signatures

Where is the Truss? (No to two mega farms in Liz Truss Norfolk constituent) 13k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Lung cancer patients right to live 233k signatures, featured in Daily Mirror and others

Just Say NO to Amazon Mega Data Centre in the Greenbelt countryside 600 signatures, featured in Evening Standard and others

Ban Nicola Sturgeon from ITV election night 8k signatures, featured in Scottish Daily Express and others

Save Stroke Recovery Service in Oxfordshire 780 signatures, featured in Oxford Mail and others

STOP One Battersea Bridge 3k signatures, featured in Evening Standard and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Racist tabloids to term time holiday fines: trending UK petitions on Change.org (13th June 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from BBC Morning Live and Sheffield Star, among others 👋

This week racism is on the agenda with a new petition calling for justice for three Black women wrongly charged with assault after a racist attack, and over 29,000 people signing a petition to boycott tabloid newspapers following their racist targeting of Black football players. You can find these petitions and more in this edition.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

CPS Must Drop The Racist Charges Against #KingsCross3 780 signatures

We Want Our Artworks Back: Stop Censoring Palestinian Voices 68 signatures

Ensure Comprehensive Training for UK Probation Workers 73 signatures

Backdate maternity exemption certificates to the date in which your pregnancy is confirmed 59 signatures

Remove Bars from Wellington Academy School Toilets 300 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Boycott Tabloids for Racist Targeting of Black Football Players 28k signatures

Ban Sturgeon from ITV election night 5k signatures

Remove Fines for Parents Taking Children on Holiday During Term Time 6k signatures

Eliminate Taxation on Pensions Under £50,000 Per Annum 33k signatures

Stop the Council from Removing Dylan Houghton’s Memorial 470 signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Reinstate Jack Grealish in the England Euros Squad 400 signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others

Prevent the early release of Carl Truffas who murdered young mother of 2 Natalie James 650 signatures, featured in Daily Mirror and others

Change legislation around sale and use of fireworks 52k signatures, featured in Stoke-on-Trent Live and others

Implement Safe Haven Baby Boxes in the UK 41k signatures, featured in The Independent and others

Change the Law to Make Phone Companies More Responsible for Children’s Online Welfare 120k signatures, featured in Marie Claire and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Debanking free speech to cavity wall insulation scandal: trending UK petitions on Change.org (6th June 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from LBC Radio and i Newspaper, among others 👋

Our biggest petition in this week’s round-up focuses on human rights within housing, with over 40,000 people calling for an extension of Awaab’s Law into the private rental market. The second biggest is an animal rights campaign where more than 30,000 people have added their support for deer ramps to be installed in a Manchester canal. You can find details of both below.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed here, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Ask Labour Politicians to Exempt SEN School Fees from VAT 450 signatures

Stop Homes Being Sold To Pay For Social Care 2k signatures

Bring in new laws and deliver justice for victims of the cavity wall insulation scandal 600 signatures

Exempt Patients with Skin Conditions that aren’t curable from Prescription Charges 60 signatures

Change Paternity Fraud from a Civil Act to a Criminal Offence 36 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Stop People From Being Debanked 5k signatures

Valve to keep Major Open Qualifiers 7k signatures

Protect Food Security: Stop Mass Scale Solar Panels on Prime Agricultural Land 1k signatures

Deer ramps NEED to be put in along the canal! 30k signatures

Save Leicester’s iconic Diwali Celebrations 1k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Sudep epilepsy 500 signatures, featured in The Independent and others

Extend Awaab’s Law to private tenants to stop more children from dying from damp and mould 40k signatures, featured in National World and others

Autism NI is calling for a specialist Autism Mental Health Service for Northern Ireland 5k signatures, featured in Love Belfast and others

MILLS OBSERVATORY CLOSURE 2k signatures, featured in The Courier and others

Return Leicester Market to Its Original Location 1k signatures, featured in Leicester Mercury and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Beach lifeguards to revoking titles, bonuses & pensions: trending UK petitions on Change.org (30th May 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from ITV This Morning and Talk Radio, among others 👋

As we head into general election season, we are starting to see more political petitions on the platform, including Labour’s Keir Starmer being called to account for his decision-making over the MPs in his own party (see below).

If this doesn’t rock your boat, we do have plenty more politically-inspired petitions on our site, so please do reach out if there’s a specific topic you’d like to write about.

In the meantime, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Revoke Peerage for Lord Kenneth Clarke and Others Linked to Infected Blood Scandal 900 signatures

2024/25 Wolves Season Ticket Pricing 12k signatures

Make Beach Lifeguards and Safety Flags Mandatory Across the UK 300 signatures

Reduce Practice Hours Required for Student Nurses 39 signatures

Just Say NO to Amazon Mega Data Centre in the Greenbelt countryside 300 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Paula Vennells bonus and pension returned 11k signatures

Save Our Pension Assets 11k signatures

Allow Emergency Pet Surgery Without Upfront Payment 298 signatures

End Keir Starmer’s Unequal Treatment of MPs 490 signatures

Require All Inhalers to Have a Number Countdown 38k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Hold a Public Inquiry into the preventable deaths occurring in all UK hospitals 6k signatures, featured in The Independent and others

Require High-Quality Night View Cameras in All Scottish Nightclubs 602 signatures, featured in Yahoo News and others

Stop The Redevelopment of The Loch Fyne Building into a McDonalds Outlet 762 signatures, featured in Daily Mirror and others

Save the Kew Gardener, Dan Slack 161 signatures, featured in MyLondon and others

Stop the Planned Protests in Finchley and Protect the Jewish Community 11k signatures, featured in Jewish News and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Foster care guide dog to female health education: trending UK petitions on Change.org (23rd May 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, among others 👋

Water companies are being called to account in various campaigns this week, alongside local councils and healthcare regulators. Featured campaigns include a bid to nationalise South West Water, a push to stop the popular discount brand Temu from trading in the UK, and a plea for free glucose monitoring patches for diabetics.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

You can view previous editions of this newsletter in our archive here.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Nationalise South West Water 500 signatures

Increase Funding for Female Health Education and Research 45 signatures

Stop Temu from Trading in the UK 23 signatures

Keep the Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary Open 400 signatures

Require All Inhalers to Have a Number Countdown 600 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Ammar Must Stay #StopRwandaDeportations 1k signatures

Please Let Me Have Contact With My Retired Guide Dog Who Is In Foster Care With Guide Dogs 43k signatures

Stop the Planned Protests in Finchley and Protect the Jewish Community 8k signatures

Provide Free Glucose Monitoring Patches for All Diabetics 600 signatures

Ban all raw sewage dumps in uk water 45k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Compensation Now For Victims Of The Infected Blood Scandal 77k signatures, featured in ITV News and others

Hold a Public Inquiry into the preventable deaths occurring in all UK hospitals 1k signatures, featured in The Sun and others

Reduce Knife Crime in Greater London 300 signatures, featured in Bangladesh Weekly and others

Preserve Summerhall as a Cultural Hub in Edinburgh 12k signatures, featured in Edinburgh News and others

Give residents a vote on the future of Brighton & Hove City Council 500 signatures, featured in Brighton and Hove News and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Infected blood scandal to MP defections: trending UK petitions on Change.org (16th May 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from The Telegraph and The Guardian, among others 👋

Two big petitions in this week’s newsletter – one calling for compensation for infected blood scandal victims, with over 30k people signing in just 24 hours, and the other demanding a by-election for situations where MPs defect to another party, following Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s crossover to Labour. Details of both below.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Petitions which have just been launched on Change.org, and may not have been covered anywhere else yet. Often they’ll still have small signature counts but we expect them to grow. We may not have been in touch with the starter yet, but here’s a first look:

Urge King Charles to Denounce Hunting or cease being a patron of the RSPCA 1k signatures
Ofgem have caused the cost of living crisis – Call for Regulatory Changes in Ofgem 3k signatures
Identify Rapeseed Oil as a major allergen 57 signatures
Extend the Time Limit for Reviewing Sexual Assault Cases 56 signatures
Preserve Summerhall as a Cultural Hub in Edinburgh 4k signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Compensation Now For Victims Of The Infected Blood Scandal 30k signatures
Members of UK Parliament who defect 29k signatures
Increase Tax Threshold and State Pension for Pensioners to Living Wage Amount 65k signatures
Revoke Charitable Status of Private Schools and Impose VAT on Tuition Fees 39k signatures
Extend Awaab’s Law to private tenants to stop more children from dying from damp and mould 35k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Stand with us in support of Mary Earps and all female goalkeepers around the world! 172k signatures, featured in The Times and others
UK restaurants should disclose a full list of ingredients in all their menu items 1k signatures, featured in Daily Mail and others
Kaylan’s Law – Increase Minimum Sentencing for Death by Dangerous Driving 7k signatures, featured in BBC News and others
Prohibit Vaping in Public Spaces Both Indoors and Outdoors 39k signatures, featured in Wales Online and others
Reinstate Sangita Myska to her Position at LBC 38k signatures, featured in The Standard and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Vaping ban to pygmy goats: trending UK petitions on Change.org (9th May 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from The Voice newspaper and Swindon Advertiser, among others 👋

We have plenty of human – and animal – interest petitions in this week’s roundup, including a proposed ban on vaping in public spaces, stricter penalties for animal cruelty offenders and a campaign to free four pygmy goats!

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Free the Abingdon Four 460 signatures

World Snooker Championship location to continue to be at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield 30 signatures

Abolish the TV Licence Fee in Light of Media Revenue Generation 62 signatures

Implement Twin Baby Seat Trolleys in Every Superstore 330 signatures

Halt Falkirk Council’s Planned Reduction of School Day Hours 1k signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Prohibit Vaping in Public Spaces Both Indoors and Outdoors 34k signatures

Stop the Sale of Aire Street Workshops by Leeds City Council 5k signatures

Prohibit TikTok from Allowing Dog Breeders to Advertise Puppies on Live Streams and Videos 33k signatures

Continue to invite women over the age of 71 for routine mammograms 280k signatures

Implement Stricter Penalties for Animal Cruelty Offenders 41k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Kaylan’s Law – Increase Minimum Sentencing for Death by Dangerous Driving 4k signatures, featured in Wales Online and others

Implement Higher Metal Fences and CCTV Along Inver River in Larne 1k signatures, featured in Northern Ireland World and others

Reinstate Sangita Myska to her Position at LBC 34k signatures, featured in Yahoo News and others

Demand East Ayrshire Council to Provide Suitable Housing for Kelsi 65 signatures, featured in Glasgow Live and others

“A life for a life” these drivers are Killers.. 3k signatures, featured in Chronicle Live and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Rwanda flights to women’s healthcare: trending UK petitions on Change.org (2nd May 2024)

Welcome to your weekly round-up of new and fast-growing UK petitions on Change.org – and hello to our new subscribers from Metro and Daily Mirror, among others 👋

In line with some of the topics dominating the news agenda, we’ve had over 50,000 people sign a petition to stop the Rwanda deportation flights (see below), alongside a number of petitions calling for the Prime Minister to reconsider changes to Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments (PIP), which you can find on the PIP movement page here.

As ever, if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters listed below, please drop us an email via press.uk@change.org and we’ll do our best to connect you.

If you’re active on Twitter / X and want to follow us there, you can find us @UKChange.

Without further ado:

🚨 New campaigns

Make the NHS warn women of serious risks associated with filshie clips 51 signatures
Standard Chartered: STOP financing the DESTRUCTIVE Mozambique LNG project! 117 signatures
Ban the Sale and Use of Monsanto’s Carcinogenic Weedkiller, ROUND UP, in the UK 141 signatures
Demand Accountability for Wildlife Safety and Preservation of Natural Spaces from Housing Developers 101 signatures
Extend Foster Care Support Until Age 21 32 signatures

🔥 Fast-growing campaigns

Petitions which are growing rapidly on Change.org. In some cases we’ll already be in touch with the petition starter, while for others we may need to reach out to them.

Stop the Rwanda Flights 51k signatures
Recast voice actor (Eric Nam) set to play Aang in the ATLA movie January 2026 2k signatures
The SEND vote matters 5k signatures
Improve Women’s Health Care and Endometriosis Treatment in the NHS 31k signatures
Demand Fujitsu to Compensate Victims of the Post Office Horizon Scandal 5k signatures

🗞️ Campaigns in the news

Establish a National Holiday on St. George’s Day 78k signatures, featured in Evening Standard and others
Designate Birmingham’s Station Street a Historic, Cultural and Civic Asset 21k signatures, featured in Birmingham Mail and others
Reinstate Sangita Myska to her Position at LBC 25k signatures, featured in The Canary and others
Save Meeching Hall 408 signatures, featured in Sussex Express and others
Stop the deportation of a peaceful climate activist! 174k signatures, featured in ITV News and others

Interested in covering any of these campaigns? Drop us a line if you’d like to be put in touch with any of the petition starters: press.uk@change.org

Prefer to hear about local campaigns? If you’re looking for petitions from a specific town, city or region, let us know.

Want to add a colleague or newsdesk email to our mailing list? Email us at press.uk@change.org with the contact info.

Weekly Press Email (Archive)

From e-scooters to deepfake abuse: trending UK petitions on Change.org (26th September 2024)

From child abuse to acid attacks: trending UK petitions on Change.org (19th September 2024)

Means-testing MP expenses to NHS mesh implant scandal: trending UK petitions on Change.org (12th September 2024)

Oasis tickets to ​​taxing big tech and junk food providers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (5th September 2024)

“Mobile children” to extradition appeal: trending UK petitions on Change.org (29th August 2024)

Mandatory retrials to blocking Amazon warehouse plans: trending UK petitions on Change.org (22nd August 2024)

Unoccupied buildings mandate to sexual safety of NHS workers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (14th August 2024)

200,000 call for EDL to be branded terrorists: trending UK petitions on Change.org (8th August 2024)

Winter fuel payments to banned pesticides and weedkillers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (31st July 2024)

Bank fines for hospices to accountability for dangerous e-bike riders: trending UK petitions on Change.org (24th July 2024)

Sibling school admissions to lifting ban on traditional Latin Mass: trending UK petitions on Change.org (17th July 2024)

NHS negligence, CPS failures and reforming the electoral system: trending UK petitions on Change.org (10th July 2024)

Honorary degrees for non-humans to ending fine dining for MPs: trending UK petitions on Change.org (3rd July 2024)

Hot weather dress code to concert ticket inflation: trending UK petitions on Change.org (27th June 2024)

Top 10 election campaigns and more: trending UK petitions on Change.org (20th June 2024)

Racist tabloids to term time holiday fines: trending UK petitions on Change.org (13th June 2024)

Debanking free speech to cavity wall insulation scandal: trending UK petitions on Change.org (6th June 2024)

Beach lifeguards to revoking titles, bonuses & pensions: trending UK petitions on Change.org (30th May 2024)

Foster care guide dog to female health education: trending UK petitions on Change.org (23rd May 2024)

Infected blood scandal to MP defections: trending UK petitions on Change.org (16th May 2024)

Vaping ban to pygmy goats: trending UK petitions on Change.org (9th May 2024)

Rwanda flights to women’s healthcare: trending UK petitions on Change.org (2nd May 2024)

Oasis tickets to taxing big tech and junk food providers: trending UK petitions on Change.org (5th September 2024)