Petitions tagged with "Democracy"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Abolish University Tuition Fees For All Students
  Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
  180 signatures

• Require an election if 70% of the government manifesto isn’t delivered
  Open from Friday 10th October 2025 to Friday 10th April 2026
  180 signatures

• Enable the public to veto honours from being granted
  Open from Friday 14th January 2022 to Thursday 14th July 2022
  177 signatures

• Ban political parties from receiving donations from fossil fuel interests
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  177 signatures

• Condemn human rights violations in Pakistan and consider how to support victims
  Open from Tuesday 4th February 2025 to Monday 4th August 2025
  173 signatures

• Hold an inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  164 signatures

• Place a ban on party whips in Parliament
  Open from Wednesday 11th December 2024 to Wednesday 11th June 2025
  163 signatures

• Recall the mayor of London mid-term: amend the GLA to include recall provisions
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  160 signatures

• Introduce a new code of electoral ethics.
  Open from Friday 17th January 2025 to Thursday 17th July 2025
  142 signatures

• Impose penalties on MPs for deceit
  Open from Tuesday 24th December 2024 to Tuesday 24th June 2025
  142 signatures

• Remove the Planning Inspectorate's power to override elected councils
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  133 signatures

• Increase Defence spending to 3%
  Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
  121 signatures

• Public Order Bill: Remove powers to issue SDPOs for unconvicted protestors
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  119 signatures

• Increase UK support for Ukraine & take stronger measures against Russia
  Open from Tuesday 1st April 2025 to Wednesday 1st October 2025
  116 signatures

• Let the Public Decide: Hold a UK Referendum on Swiss-Style Direct Democracy.
  Open from Tuesday 15th April 2025 to Wednesday 15th October 2025
  115 signatures

• Cap the cost of car insurance for young drivers.
  

• Replace the House of Lords with a new, half-elected, term-limited upper house
  Open from Thursday 23rd January 2025 to Wednesday 23rd July 2025
  107 signatures

• Limit National Insurance increases to high earners
  Open from Wednesday 8th September 2021 to Tuesday 8th March 2022
  106 signatures

• UK should recognise Somaliland as an independent country
  Open from Wednesday 16th March 2022 to Friday 30th September 2022
  106 signatures

• Ban non-individuals from political donations & impose a maximum donation cap
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  104 signatures so far

• Prohibit gambling on the timing and/or outcome of elections
  Open from Thursday 21st November 2024 to Wednesday 21st May 2025
  103 signatures

• Make History compulsory at school until 16 to protect the future
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  99 signatures so far

• Hold newspaper editors legally responsible for dangerous inaccuracies published
  Open from Wednesday 9th April 2025 to Thursday 9th October 2025
  94 signatures

• Re-Recognise Somaliland as an Independent State
  Open from Tuesday 14th January 2025 to Monday 14th July 2025
  93 signatures

• Impose a limit on party donations of £1,000 per individual per party per year
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  92 signatures

• Outlaw the Nazi salute and Nazi symbols
  Open from Monday 6th October 2025 to Monday 6th April 2026
  91 signatures

• Use proportional representation for all local elections
  Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
  91 signatures

• Cap political donations at £1000 & fund a £4 civic voucher for voters
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  90 signatures so far

• Bring in automatic voter registration with an 'opt-out' system
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  90 signatures

• Abolish the requirement for voter ID when voting.
  Open from Thursday 20th February 2025 to Wednesday 20th August 2025
  87 signatures

• Reverse recent changes to the ministerial code
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  86 signatures

• Negotiate a military & economic alliance with Taiwan (Republic of China)
  Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
  85 signatures

• Parliament to approve nominations of non-career diplomat positions
  Open from Friday 7th March 2025 to Sunday 7th September 2025
  83 signatures

• Make Contempt of Parliament a Criminal Offence
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  82 signatures so far

• Amend Human Rights Act and review all laws
  Open from Tuesday 4th March 2025 to Thursday 4th September 2025
  82 signatures

• Review procedures to ensure terrorist regimes & groups don't receive UK funding
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  80 signatures so far

• Require a referendum and 2 years' notice for any major constitutional changes
  Opened on Thursday 29th January 2026
  78 signatures so far

• Review anti-corruption laws around private profit in public office
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  78 signatures

• Ban foreign contributions to political parties & sanction countries that attempt
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  78 signatures

• Give people a vote of confidence in their MP 18 months after a general election
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  77 signatures so far

• No new lockdowns longer than 3 weeks without a referendum
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  76 signatures

• Give a referendum for the public to vote if National Insurance can be increased
  Open from Tuesday 14th September 2021 to Monday 14th March 2022
  75 signatures

• Abolish Election Deposits.
  Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
  72 signatures

• Introduce a “direct democracy” framework
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  72 signatures

• Democratically elect National Park Authorities & the Broads Authority
  Open from Thursday 10th April 2025 to Friday 10th October 2025
  70 signatures

• Introduce Monthly Public Prime Minister’s Questions (PPMQs) Session for Citizens
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  70 signatures

• Review UK laws and procedures relating to votes of no confidence
  Open from Wednesday 17th September 2025 to Tuesday 17th March 2026
  67 signatures

• Create a scheme to create employment opportunities for homeless people
  Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
  66 signatures

• Abolish the 'tooth tax': remove VAT on children's toothbrushes and toothpaste.
  

• Introduce compulsory voting for all eligible British citizens
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  65 signatures so far

• Ban electronic shelf labels in shops
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  63 signatures so far

• Reform of petitions to include creating Citizens’ Assemblies at 500k signatures
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  62 signatures

• Those found in breach of MPs Code of Conduct must not be appointed to the Lords
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  62 signatures

• National Referendum on the Decriminalisation of Abortion in England and Wales
  Open from Wednesday 16th July 2025 to Friday 16th January 2026
  61 signatures

• Allow permanent residents to vote in future general elections
  Open from Wednesday 25th November 2020 to Tuesday 25th May 2021
  59 signatures

• Make automatic dissolution of Parliament every 4 years
  Open from Friday 24th January 2025 to Thursday 24th July 2025
  59 signatures

• Give people with ILR the right to vote in Elections
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  59 signatures

• Establish review of risks to UK democracy from foreign influence on social media
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  58 signatures so far

• Help volunteers in the UK to join the Ukraine International Legion
  Open from Wednesday 16th March 2022 to Friday 30th September 2022
  58 signatures

• Make it a requirement for MPs to participate in all votes
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  56 signatures

• Give taxpayers an annual opportunity to choose how some of their taxes are spent
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  55 signatures so far

• Publish all SAGE and Government data and models used to develop Covid-19 policy
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  54 signatures

• Stop the Houses of Parliament renovation: Spend it on our NHS instead
  Opened on Tuesday 17th March 2026
  53 signatures so far

• Call a public inquiry into US influence on UK politics and democracy
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  52 signatures so far

• Abolish the Parliament Act 1911
  Open from Wednesday 5th February 2025 to Tuesday 5th August 2025
  50 signatures

• Require unlimited companies to publish their accounts
  Open from Wednesday 18th June 2025 to Thursday 18th December 2025
  50 signatures

• Make the Church and State completely independent of one another
  Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
  50 signatures

• Allow people to take an oath of allegiance to the UK instead of the Crown
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  50 signatures so far

• Increase taxes on foreign tech companies & keep the Digital Services Tax
  Open from Wednesday 21st May 2025 to Friday 21st November 2025
  49 signatures

• Fund free 'I Voted' stickers at polling stations during general elections.
  Open from Friday 29th November 2024 to Thursday 29th May 2025
  44 signatures

• Call for a Public Inquiry into pro-Iran Influence on UK Politics & Democracy
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  44 signatures so far

• Make voter registration for general elections automatic
  Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
  44 signatures

• Use indelible ink to help prevent multiple voting in general elections
  Open from Thursday 19th May 2022 to Saturday 3rd December 2022
  42 signatures

• Improve media literacy, online safety and Ofcom oversight on disinformation
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  42 signatures so far

• If an MP resigns, or loses the Whip, then this should trigger a by-election
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  41 signatures

• Permit anonymity in petitions where the petitioner faces credible personal risk
  Open from Monday 28th July 2025 to Wednesday 28th January 2026
  41 signatures

• Require a “none of the above” option for all elections/referendums
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  41 signatures

• Launch a Government Review on protecting UK democracy and China
  Open from Monday 17th February 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025
  40 signatures

• Make existing register include all political donations & system tracing funding
  Open from Monday 12th May 2025 to Wednesday 12th November 2025
  39 signatures

• Make all MP investments public to help stop personal gain harming the country
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  39 signatures so far

• Modernise UK elections with mandatory preferential, weekend voting
  Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
  39 signatures

• UK to advocate for freedom of speech and free press in Eritrea
  Open from Wednesday 8th January 2025 to Tuesday 8th July 2025
  38 signatures

• Introduce Compulsory Voting for UK general elections
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  38 signatures

• Remove statue of Oliver Cromwell in front of Parliament and put it in a museum.
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  38 signatures

• Limit postal voting to elderly, disabled, people overseas & military personnel
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  38 signatures so far

• Review & transition voting to secure, encrypted, decentralized ledger technology
  Open from Monday 7th July 2025 to Wednesday 7th January 2026
  37 signatures

• End Partisan/Electoral governance & use a Sortition governance system
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  37 signatures so far

• End the use of Prayer Cards to reserve seats in the House of Commons.
  Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
  37 signatures

• Review powers for tackling obstructive protesters and their organisers
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  36 signatures

• Do not scrap the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
  Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
  35 signatures

• Urge the Nigerian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press freedom
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  34 signatures

• Introduce a voluntary 0.1% income tax to support Ukraine
  Open from Friday 4th April 2025 to Saturday 4th October 2025
  34 signatures

• Move Parliament to Birmingham
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  33 signatures

• Make politics a compulsory subject from years 7 - 9
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  32 signatures

• Automatically trigger a GE if 2 PMs leave office in 1 parliamentary term
  Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
  31 signatures

• Work with the devolved governments to create UK-wide Civic Curriculum
  Open from Friday 5th September 2025 to Thursday 5th March 2026
  31 signatures

• Lower voting age to age 8
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  29 signatures so far

• Ban the sale and consumption of alcohol on any government/parliamentary estates
  Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
  28 signatures

• Introduce Citizens’ Referendum System for Legislation
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Immediately engage in constructive communication with Climate Protesters
  Open from Wednesday 20th October 2021 to Wednesday 20th April 2022
  28 signatures

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