winter fuel for all number 10 petitions

naseebapnaapna
naseebapnaapna Member Posts: 201
edited 8. Jun 2010, 09:12 in Living with Arthritis archive
I please urge all to sign the petition below.

most of us with many types of arthritis need the warmth, but cannot afford the bills.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/winterfuelforall/

i hope you are all able to support this petition

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  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 13. Jan 2010, 16:14
    I have signed the petition. Some of us on here felt very strongly about this same subject a year or two ago and we got nowhere. We have to keep on, keeping on though. Hope this one gets better results than we did last time. Quite a few of us worked really hard on this forum, trying to promote the fight for heating campaign and some of us were left feeling rather disillusioned.

    E x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi I have signed your petition hope something comes of it , we have to keep trying.
    Barbara.
    Love
    Barbara
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    I've signed the petition but can see where you are coming from delboy, so have also e mailed my MP; from my recent contacts with him (also by email) I know he will respond.

    Worth doing anything that may prompt change!? Iris x
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I will differ from Del on this.

    If you want then do both, or just one, it's better than doing nothing.

    All political parties look at the top 10 petitions by votes as they want to know what the voter's priorities are. The current top petition has 93,432 votes and the lowest in the top 10 has 18,036. If this petition on winter fuel benefit makes 100,000, it would, (at the moment), be easily top and therefore a priority for all MPs who are looking at ways to get votes. It will also be active until Jan 2011 and thus still be there when the next set of MPs take office.

    The most likely date for the next election is 6th May 2010. Will your MP still be there after that date? Also, to have the equivalent number of letters/emails, (for 100,000 signatures), each of the 646 MPs would have to receive 155 each and inform all other MPs that they had been received.

    Can I also suggest that you email the Secretaries of all your Local Constituency Parties offices and ask for their support. That way, whoever gets in will, at least, have some knowledge of your request.

    Joseph 8)
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  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have signed petitions for both the above issues mentioned and written to my mp. Received a second letter yesterday from my MP re prescriptions and will receive another in due course. Neither would help me, if at all successful, but I am thinking of whom they would benefit. Neither petitions or letters seem to make any or much difference but I still do them because if everyone said "why bother" then no one would sign or write about anything to aid others less fortunate than themselves, would they? It does not take any time to do one or both, sitting at the pc.

    E x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • twinney
    twinney Member Posts: 80
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello there.
    I too have signed your petition, we must keeping plodding on!
    Regards
    Lynda
  • debsmartin
    debsmartin Member Posts: 209
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've signed it too

    Debs
  • marionlouise
    marionlouise Member Posts: 16
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Iv signed it .
  • wendylou
    wendylou Member Posts: 88
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    naseebapnaapna wrote:
    I please urge all to sign the petition below.

    most of us with many types of arthritis need the warmth, but cannot afford the bills.

    http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/winterfuelforall/

    i hope you are all able to support this petition

    N A A
    Hi i have signed the more support the better. Wendylou.
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Such a shame - only 15 people have signed this petition and probably are not all from this forum either, since I signed 2 days ago................ :(

    I sincerely hope this improves.

    E x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • c4thyg
    c4thyg Member Posts: 542
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Signed using my title of Dr for affect.
  • trisher
    trisher Member Posts: 9,263
    edited 16. Jan 2010, 11:45
    I've signed now. I will also write to my mp. She is always very good.

    Trisher
  • eileenc
    eileenc Bots Posts: 118
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thats me signed on too! Hope it makes a difference.
    Eileen
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I have writtten to my gp and signed the petition too, I did last time also love Jaspercatxx
  • joyful164
    joyful164 Member Posts: 2,401
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I Have signed this petition, as I have signed petitions for other issues, but have never seen any changes.
    I dread tothink what our heatingbill will be this year.

    Fingers crossed
    Joy

    trouble is it is too painful to cross anything these days :roll: :roll:
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Petition signed. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
    Sharmaine
    naseebapnaapna wrote:
    I please urge all to sign the petition below.

    most of us with many types of arthritis need the warmth, but cannot afford the bills.

    http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/winterfuelforall/

    i hope you are all able to support this petition

    N A A
  • countessheather
    countessheather Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :D Me too! Just signed. I feel that everyone who is in reciept of DVLA should too, what ever thier age or background. Its very expensive being disabled all round!
  • brownowl
    brownowl Member Posts: 6
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    naseebapnaapna wrote:
    I please urge all to sign the petition below.

    most of us with many types of arthritis need the warmth, but cannot afford the bills.

    http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/winterfuelforall/

    i hope you are all able to support this

    i have just signed up for this potision its not fair that i cant get help towards my large fuel bills because i work as well as been disabled and dont qualify but my joints still hurt the same in the cold as someone who gets more benifits than me .

    brownowl xx
  • countessheather
    countessheather Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I can't work at the moment as I was a Support/Care worker with alot of `moving and handeling' and diving through out the length and breadth of Oxfordshire. I loved it although I was in high demand 24/7.
    So, I have no other choice but to `retrain' my way in management and law which will take time as I am doing this P/T, but its better than `breeding carboard boxes for M&S via REMPLOY' - have a look at the ADP site that specialises in support for disabled professionals and students. heather xx
  • jojo77
    jojo77 Member Posts: 1
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    signed with pleasure, x
  • joyful164
    joyful164 Member Posts: 2,401
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well, as usual, we didn't get anything did we?

    I shall write to my MP, but as he has made some gaffs on TV about Muslims state of dress, I think he will have a bit more to worry about over the next few days.

    I shall write because have other issues as well.

    Joy
  • countessheather
    countessheather Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I don't know if any of you good folk caught a peice in the Times 24/01/10 titled `Live Pigs blasted in terror attack experiments',??? Indulge me.
    "Live pigs are being blown up with explosives at Porton Down, the governments secret military research laboratory, to simulate the effect of terrorist attacks on civillian targets. In a series of tests at the biological and chemical research centre in Wiltshire, 18 large pigs were wrapped in protective blankets before bombs were detonated a few feet away. The scientists allowed the pigs to bleed until almost a third of their blood was gone to see how long they could be kept alive. MPs and animal welfare groups have questioned the use of live animals in the explotions, even though the pigs were anaesthetised throughout."
    Intreagued, I decided to contact an old `blue stocking' at Wiltshire as I was curious as to the size and type of pigs they used. :D
    `Oh, we' re not fussey, we'll take anything thats been caught with its snout in the trough. Any suggestions ?' How about Bankers and MP's ? `Lovley'! In the wake of the Chilcot enquiry, I wanted to suggest that `artfull doger' who gave evidence on Friday but could'nt rember the name. Answers on a post card to: The head of Human resources,Porton Down Laboritories, Wiltshire. :lol:
  • joyful164
    joyful164 Member Posts: 2,401
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Did anyone havethe Parliamentory Report on this
  • countessheather
    countessheather Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Joy have a snout about in www.parliment.uk and the `ministry of justice'. H xxx
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I agree that, in a perfect world, having the heating on helps when arther is around.

    In the present economic mess that Gordo has given us by 'continuing to do his job', there is absolutely no hope of assistance with higher fuel bills. Spend the money on sitting in a warm pub with a pint!

    8) Its a grin, honest!

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