Seni’s Law: Success!

3 Nov 17

Good news! “Seni’s Law” just got voted through by MPs. [1] We’re closer to making sure what happened to Seni, who died in a mental health hospital after being held down by 11 police officers, will never happen again. [2] You got involved in this...

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Emergency Workers and Parental Bereavement Private Member Bills: Win!

23 Oct 17

Good news! The “Parental Bereavement Bill” was voted through by MPs. We’re suddenly much closer to guaranteeing some paid time-off from work, for any parent who has lost their child. MPs also voted through the “Emergency Workers Bill”. That means we are one step closer to...

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Parental Bereavement

12 Oct 17

Losing a child is any parents worst nightmare. But for some, it doesn’t stop there. Instead of having time to grieve, they face losing pay – or even their job – if they don’t show up at work the next day. Right now, nobody is...

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We love our NHS poster – and ad!

21 Nov 14

Here’s a poster you can put in your window: And this is the advert 38 Degrees members paid for to go in the Guardian newspaper this morning, telling MPs we’re watching them:

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Save Our NHS petitions straight to MPs

21 Nov 14

This morning 38 Degrees members delivered the Save Our NHS petition directly to MPs in parliament. On behalf of over 230,000 38 Degrees members, Raj, Andy, Amanda, Rachel, Jane and Pamela handed MPs certificates with details of the number of constituents who’d signed their petition....

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A law to reverse NHS privatisation: how MPs voted

21 Nov 14

Here’s how MPs voted at the second reading of the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill. If they weren’t in Westminster at all, they don’t appear on this list. Data sourced from the parliamentary record. AYES Abbott, Ms Diane Abrahams, Debbie Ainsworth, rh...

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