Pause the System: UK take necessary action on COVID-19

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

1) Pause the System: Respond to the health emergency appropriately by halting non-essential business.
2) Support Everyone: Take care of the most vulnerable and provide universal basic income.
3) Transform the System: Prevent future pandemics by taking action on climate change and factory farming.

We are in a public health emergency. The Government is failing to listen to the World Health Organisation and are prioritising the economy, disregarding the lives of the most vulnerable in our communities. We need to pause the system, put the UK into lockdown and support everyone in doing so. A change from business as usual will give humans and the planet a change from an economic system which is destroying the planet and provide the space to reflect and imagine better alternatives.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not exactly sure what you'd like to happen. Since this petition was started, the Government has announced the closure of pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops. It has also asked everyone to stay at home. You can find out more here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the UK Government and Parliament to do.

If you want the Government to introduce a universal basic income, you may wish to sign this petition: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19

If you want a UK lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19

Timeline

15 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Mar 2020

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