Petitions tagged with "Freedom"

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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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• Scrap the proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars
  Open from Tuesday 11th May 2021 to Thursday 11th November 2021
  154 signatures

• Repeal laws that restrict the right to free speech in the UK
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  152 signatures so far

• Enshrine freedom of speech, including ‘hate’ but must not incite physical harm.
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  147 signatures

• Scrap the Sugar tax on soft drinks
  Open from Tuesday 4th March 2025 to Thursday 4th September 2025
  138 signatures

• Make abortion and bodily autonomy a legal right
  Opened on Friday 9th January 2026
  136 signatures so far

• Inquiry into how social media enforce rules & handle complaints equally & fairly
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  129 signatures

• Fund free wheelchairs for people who need them
  Open from Friday 28th February 2025 to Thursday 28th August 2025
  125 signatures

• Apply for the UK to join the Schengen area
  Open from Friday 8th August 2025 to Sunday 8th February 2026
  124 signatures

• Commission an independent review of the BBC funding model
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  122 signatures so far

• Continue free Covid tests for families with extremely vulnerable members
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  121 signatures

• Raise formal objections to EU Biometric Border Checks for British Travellers
  Opened on Wednesday 12th November 2025
  119 signatures so far

• Extend the Freedom of Information Act to cover Members of Parliament
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  118 signatures

• Hold on a referendum on an Independent North of England
  Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
  117 signatures

• Ban fines for free flow toll roads until after reminders are sent
  

• Make diplomatic representations to Israel to allow UK journalists to enter Gaza
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  113 signatures

• Make it illegal to photograph minors in public without parental consent.
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  108 signatures so far

• Review UK-Eritrea relations and protect Eritrean refugees & activists in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
  107 signatures so far

• Online age checks: do not use personal information & third party perform checks
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  106 signatures

• Seek To Join The Schengen Area, To allow UK citizens to travel and work freely.
  Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
  94 signatures

• Require that schools allow uniform purchase from any supplier
  Open from Wednesday 10th September 2025 to Tuesday 10th March 2026
  93 signatures

• Rename ‘BBC licence fee’ to ‘BBC subscription’
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  93 signatures so far

• Make front number plates optional
  Open from Thursday 3rd July 2025 to Saturday 3rd January 2026
  89 signatures

• Household products to display environmental impact ratings.
  Open from Friday 21st February 2025 to Thursday 21st August 2025
  89 signatures

• Introduce a right to roam law, also known as the right of responsible access
  Open from Wednesday 19th March 2025 to Friday 19th September 2025
  88 signatures

• Make convicted murdered ineligible for compassionate release
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  87 signatures

• Abolish the legal defence of Reasonable Chastisement in England
  Open from Thursday 17th June 2021 to Friday 17th December 2021
  85 signatures

• End all Covid-19 restrictions once all adults have been offered a vaccination
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  84 signatures

• Halt aid to Tanzania & demand an investigation into violence against protesters
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  84 signatures so far

• Make alcohol imports for personal use duty and tax free for UK residents
  Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
  82 signatures

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

• Fund councils to construct Autism and Special Needs Friendly Playgrounds
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
  82 signatures

• Establish a single public register of gifts to judges, MPs, police & royals
  Open from Tuesday 7th October 2025 to Tuesday 7th April 2026
  81 signatures

• Regulate international educational partnerships to prevent foreign influence
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  81 signatures

• Ban Digital Billboards in Cities to Reduce Light Pollution/Adverts & Save Energy
  Open from Friday 16th May 2025 to Sunday 16th November 2025
  78 signatures

• Legalise Wild Camping
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  77 signatures

• Ban wing clipping for all birds
  Open from Tuesday 3rd June 2025 to Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  76 signatures

• Introduce statutory regulation of the media.
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  74 signatures

• Remove the legal requirement to display front number plate
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  73 signatures

• Legalise All Drugs
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  72 signatures

• Remove emergency powers that enable the Government to implement lockdowns
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  71 signatures

• Make the Freedom of Information Act apply to sporting National Governing Bodies
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  71 signatures

• Extend Freedom of Information to private firms carrying out public services
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  70 signatures

• Ensure Peaceful Protesting Outside Animal-Testing Facilities Is Not Criminalised
  Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
  70 signatures so far

• Require news outlets to publish clear, accurate headlines
  Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
  70 signatures

• Make Online Defamation and Cyberbullying a specific offence
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  69 signatures so far

• Advocate for and act to support the protection of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh
  Open from Tuesday 14th January 2025 to Monday 14th July 2025
  67 signatures

• Urge the Bangladeshi Government to protect Bangladeshi Hindus from violence
  Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
  65 signatures so far

• Pass a CBDC Safeguards Act before any introduction of a digital pound
  Opened on Friday 12th December 2025
  63 signatures so far

• Ban client side scanning (CSS) of private communications on personal devices
  Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
  63 signatures so far

• Prevent police withholding bodycam footage under FOIA
  Open from Thursday 8th May 2025 to Saturday 8th November 2025
  63 signatures

• Introduce Liveable Basic Income and repurpose Jobcentre buildings for community
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  63 signatures so far

• Introduce a codified UK constitution
  Open from Friday 17th October 2025 to Friday 17th April 2026
  62 signatures

• Trial digital ID on new arrivals before UK citizens.
  Opened on Wednesday 12th November 2025
  61 signatures so far

• Make it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their expressed opinion
  Open from Friday 31st December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
  58 signatures

• Review the justice system to stop repeat offenders and multiple convictions
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Give religious institutions legal rights to broadcast calls to prayer
  Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
  54 signatures

• Ban all zoos
  Open from Monday 28th April 2025 to Tuesday 28th October 2025
  53 signatures

• Repeal Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003
  Opened on Tuesday 20th January 2026
  53 signatures so far

• Review rules to protect voter freedom and ensure secure UK elections
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  52 signatures so far

• Allow humanitarian medal to be awarded retrospectively
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  52 signatures so far

• Issue immediate travel warning for the USA due to human rights concerns
  Opened on Wednesday 18th March 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Impose sanctions on the Philippines over Anti-Terror Law
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  50 signatures

• Deploy UK peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to help secure European freedom
  Open from Tuesday 1st April 2025 to Wednesday 1st October 2025
  49 signatures

• Ring-fence BBC Licence Fee Funds to protect them from foreign Lawsuits
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  49 signatures so far

• Require online review sites to prevent fraudulent reviews.
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  49 signatures

• Equal rights for Islamic marriage ceremonies in the Marriage Act 1949
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  49 signatures

• Hold a Citizens’ Assembly to draft a written constitution
  Opened on Tuesday 25th November 2025
  48 signatures so far

• Legislate to reduce motorcycle noise to lower, standardised levels
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  46 signatures so far

• Make a Legal Awareness Course mandatory for all spousal visa applicants
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  46 signatures

• Extend the Freedom of Information Act to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)
  Open from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
  46 signatures

• Seek freedom of movement within EU, for Brits living in an EU state before 2021.
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  46 signatures

• Increase the sentence for child sexual abuse to 25 years
  Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2021 to Monday 23rd August 2021
  45 signatures

• Withdraw UK commitment to 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development
  Opened on Friday 20th February 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Do not impose new free speech conditions on higher education
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  44 signatures

• Allow Bioptics while driving in the UK for drivers with visual impairments
  Open from Thursday 23rd December 2021 to Thursday 23rd June 2022
  43 signatures

• Allow vehicle owners to re-space their registration plate
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  43 signatures

• Make tax returns for MPs public records for the duration of their appointment
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  43 signatures

• Ban state schools from making Religious Studies a mandatory GCSE subject
  Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
  42 signatures

• Any future free trade deals must include freedom of movement of people
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  41 signatures

• Increase UK defence budget
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  40 signatures

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

• Fund councils to subsidise more mobility items for disabled and older people
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 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

• Add checkpoints on the border between Ireland & Northern Ireland
  

• Stronger sentences for online abuse, and fund mental health support
  Open from Thursday 16th June 2022 to Friday 30th December 2022
  37 signatures

• Urge India to protect religious minorities from violence & discrimination
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  37 signatures so far

• Require banks and building societies to keep providing pass books for savings
  Open from Thursday 27th March 2025 to Saturday 27th September 2025
  36 signatures

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

• Make all official travel passes acceptable as voter ID
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  34 signatures so far

• Legalise gender selection in specific circumstances
  Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
  33 signatures

• Introduce Emancipation law to give minors more freedom
  Open from Friday 25th July 2025 to Sunday 25th January 2026
  32 signatures

• Do not reform rules on unauthorised disclosure of material by journalists
  Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
  32 signatures

• Make Bioptic Lenses acceptable for achieving the eyesight standard for driving.
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  31 signatures

• Prohibit social media companies from removing content that isn’t spam or illegal
  Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
  31 signatures

• Seek to negotiate a freedom of movement arrangement with the EU
  Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Create a licence to ensure safe use of smart devices like phones
  Open from Thursday 12th December 2024 to Thursday 12th June 2025
  29 signatures

• Allow Funfairs to stay open
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  29 signatures

• Repeal hate speech laws other than advocating for violence
  Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
  29 signatures

• Do not implement EU speed limiter requirements in the UK
  Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
  28 signatures

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