Big Hitters

The big hitters of the petition world. These are the open petitions with the most signatures in the past week. That's the sort of thing that social media would call "trending", but we're not that pretentious.

• Call a General Election
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  19,129 signatures in the past week, 3,001,901 in total

• Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
  Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
  9,433 signatures in the past week, 144,898 in total

• Reverse Cadet Forces Funding Cuts by Min of Defence and the Dept of Education.
  Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
  6,788 signatures in the past week, 13,185 in total

• An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
  Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
  3,915 signatures in the past week, 10,483 in total

• End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  2,992 signatures in the past week, 31,585 in total

• Fund Awareness and Training Regarding Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd December 2024
  2,684 signatures in the past week, 4,432 in total

• Create a fast-track system for benefit claims for cancer patients
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  2,175 signatures in the past week, 2,175 in total

• Decriminalise Abortion
  Opened on Monday 4th November 2024
  1,931 signatures in the past week, 40,513 in total

• Hold a Public Inquiry into the state pension age change for 1950s women
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  1,538 signatures in the past week, 6,192 in total

• Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
  1,453 signatures in the past week, 16,412 in total

• Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
  Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
  1,438 signatures in the past week, 142,129 in total

• Create a new body to regulate landlord and freeholder service charges
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  1,417 signatures in the past week, 1,417 in total

• Secure the release and return of British nationals arbitrarily detained in India
  Opened on Monday 16th December 2024
  1,355 signatures in the past week, 1,836 in total

• Ban driven grouse shooting
  Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
  1,264 signatures in the past week, 33,108 in total

• Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
  Opened on Tuesday 12th November 2024
  1,257 signatures in the past week, 18,344 in total

• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  1,245 signatures in the past week, 111,533 in total

• Hold a referendum to decide if the UK should leave the ECHR.
  Opened on Wednesday 11th December 2024
  1,170 signatures in the past week, 4,918 in total

• Offer healthcare workers on tier2 visa ILR after 2 years instead of 5 years
  Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
  1,159 signatures in the past week, 3,562 in total

• Allow BN(O)s ETA-free entry
  Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
  1,003 signatures in the past week, 11,103 in total

• Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs at Living Wage
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  989 signatures in the past week, 6,673 in total

• Abolish the tv licence
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  979 signatures in the past week, 25,688 in total

• Fund improvements to secondary care community mental health services
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  820 signatures in the past week, 820 in total

• Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
  Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
  798 signatures in the past week, 59,508 in total

• Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  775 signatures in the past week, 42,199 in total

• Reverse changes to Winter Fuel Payment
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  687 signatures in the past week, 53,773 in total

• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  640 signatures in the past week, 13,990 in total

• Nationalise the UK water industry
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  623 signatures in the past week, 1,371 in total

• Ban animal testing for human products and medicines
  Opened on Tuesday 19th November 2024
  619 signatures in the past week, 8,216 in total

• Ban wind farm onshore asset development on green belt land
  Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
  590 signatures in the past week, 1,977 in total

• Devolve The Crown Estate In Wales
  Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
  553 signatures in the past week, 1,033 in total

• Raise the standard tax-free Personal Allowance to £45,000
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  538 signatures in the past week, 9,156 in total

• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  512 signatures in the past week, 9,272 in total

• Review how to turn the MHRA into a fully transparent, patient first regulator
  Opened on Friday 6th December 2024
  504 signatures in the past week, 1,035 in total

• Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)
  Opened on Wednesday 6th November 2024
  497 signatures in the past week, 35,595 in total

• Review the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  494 signatures in the past week, 2,248 in total

• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  474 signatures in the past week, 121,570 in total

• Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  463 signatures in the past week, 34,672 in total

• Update the dangerous dogs act to specifically protect horses
  Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
  457 signatures in the past week, 3,243 in total

• Reform the Dangerous Dogs Act (DDA) 1991: keep the public safe
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  420 signatures in the past week, 420 in total

• Fund more training for police in dog control matters.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  413 signatures in the past week, 936 in total

• Allow carers already in UK on sponsored visa to work for any CQC care provider
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  391 signatures in the past week, 10,536 in total

• Remove the 28 day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder
  Opened on Wednesday 6th November 2024
  370 signatures in the past week, 2,323 in total

• Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  364 signatures in the past week, 11,397 in total

• Reclassify Ketamine as a Class A drug
  Opened on Tuesday 19th November 2024
  347 signatures in the past week, 488 in total

• Legally recognise Non-Binary as a gender
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  331 signatures in the past week, 3,479 in total

• Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  317 signatures in the past week, 80,149 in total

• Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and Net Zero targets
  Opened on Friday 6th December 2024
  292 signatures in the past week, 6,761 in total

• Introduce 'Grow Your Own' Laws for Legal Medical Cannabis Patients (CBPM)
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  283 signatures in the past week, 3,279 in total

• Ban higher car insurance premiums for over 70s based on age
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  278 signatures in the past week, 1,173 in total

• RAAC Homeowners Justice: National Fund, Legislative Reform & Public Inquiry Now!
  Opened on Tuesday 17th December 2024
  275 signatures in the past week, 275 in total

• Reassess the classification of Cannabis and decriminalize it.
  Opened on Thursday 14th November 2024
  261 signatures in the past week, 1,732 in total

• Increase Carer's Allowance to equal minimum wage
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  255 signatures in the past week, 3,113 in total

• Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  244 signatures in the past week, 20,288 in total

• Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  241 signatures in the past week, 21,423 in total

• Fund more school places for autistic children without learning disabilities
  Opened on Tuesday 17th December 2024
  215 signatures in the past week, 215 in total

• Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
  Opened on Monday 11th November 2024
  202 signatures in the past week, 3,011 in total

• Recognise Palestine as a State and seek immediate ceasefire in Gaza
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  201 signatures in the past week, 2,262 in total

• Embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum
  Opened on Friday 1st November 2024
  200 signatures in the past week, 3,916 in total

• Fund more CAR T Cell Therapy for eligible patients
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  200 signatures in the past week, 6,611 in total

• Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions
  Opened on Monday 18th November 2024
  194 signatures in the past week, 1,148 in total

• Remove illegal immigrants from UK hotels and set up temporary camping sites
  Opened on Tuesday 17th December 2024
  187 signatures in the past week, 187 in total

• Impose Financial Sanctions Against The UAE
  Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
  178 signatures in the past week, 462 in total

• Allow Veterans of the Armed Forces to claim their state pension at the age of 60
  Opened on Wednesday 4th December 2024
  161 signatures in the past week, 496 in total

• Referendum on whether to abolish the Welsh Parliament
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  160 signatures in the past week, 160 in total

• Hold a referendum on achieving net zero goals.
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  160 signatures in the past week, 4,356 in total

• Make GCSE exams free for home educated children under 18
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  154 signatures in the past week, 4,615 in total

• Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal.
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  154 signatures in the past week, 2,183 in total

• Require MPs proven to mislead public to resign and create 'fact check' committee
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  146 signatures in the past week, 7,743 in total

• Enact measures to combat knife crime
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  140 signatures in the past week, 140 in total

• Ban all forms of hunting and introduce harsher penalties
  Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
  136 signatures in the past week, 1,378 in total

• Stop Means Testing Pensioners and increase the State Pension
  Opened on Monday 11th November 2024
  128 signatures in the past week, 5,325 in total

• Stop all foreign aid
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  126 signatures in the past week, 1,170 in total

• Automatic fast track benefits for anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness.
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  123 signatures in the past week, 1,375 in total

• Strengthen suitable environment criteria for dogs under animal welfare act
  Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
  116 signatures in the past week, 116 in total

• Investigate the claims of £22 Billion black hole
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  110 signatures in the past week, 1,239 in total

• Change requirements for ILR for those who have graduated and worked for 3 years
  Opened on Friday 6th December 2024
  109 signatures in the past week, 348 in total

• Impose economic sanctions on Israel.
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  103 signatures in the past week, 166 in total

• Change the law so those on life sentence for murder are not eligible for release
  Opened on Thursday 14th November 2024
  94 signatures in the past week, 7,304 in total

• Change the earliest days of ILR application from 28days to 180days before 5years
  Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
  91 signatures in the past week, 91 in total

• Introduce stricter minimum penalties for acts of animal cruelty.
  Opened on Wednesday 11th December 2024
  90 signatures in the past week, 139 in total

• Ban LED headlights
  Opened on Thursday 5th December 2024
  83 signatures in the past week, 362 in total

• Stop members of the Government and Parliament from attending WEF meetings
  Opened on Friday 13th December 2024
  82 signatures in the past week, 270 in total

• Increase maritime enforcement to intercept and return boats to France.
  Opened on Monday 16th December 2024
  81 signatures in the past week, 117 in total

• Fund free TV licences for all pensioners
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  73 signatures in the past week, 2,158 in total

• Fund a scheme for 20 Years’ service Medals for PCSOs.
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  73 signatures in the past week, 488 in total

• Cap all property management fees and service charges
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  70 signatures in the past week, 664 in total

• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  68 signatures in the past week, 68 in total

• Ban all Fox and Stag Hunting with Dogs - including Trail Hunting
  Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
  68 signatures in the past week, 219 in total

• Allow conjugal visits for prisoners in England and Wales
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  66 signatures in the past week, 66 in total

• Remove visa requirement: Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  66 signatures in the past week, 66 in total

• Protect Cats: Make Reporting Cat Accidents a Legal Requirement
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  65 signatures in the past week, 157 in total

• Negotiate a youth mobility scheme with the EU
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  60 signatures in the past week, 1,338 in total

• Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings.
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd December 2024
  60 signatures in the past week, 1,222 in total

• Increase funding and support for animal rescue and rehabilitation organisations.
  Opened on Monday 25th November 2024
  59 signatures in the past week, 450 in total

• Increase funding for Endometriosis care and support
  Opened on Wednesday 18th December 2024
  58 signatures in the past week, 58 in total

• Reduce funds directed towards migrant support by 70%
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  55 signatures in the past week, 55 in total

• Introduce a legal right to paid bereavement leave
  Opened on Wednesday 4th December 2024
  53 signatures in the past week, 196 in total

• Introduce New Safe Haven Law and baby boxes to Save Infants and Support Mothers
  Opened on Tuesday 17th December 2024
  53 signatures in the past week, 53 in total

• Remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  53 signatures in the past week, 587 in total

• Do not reduce the Right to Buy discount
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  52 signatures in the past week, 3,206 in total