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Bail out the People before Big Business

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Covid-19 Pandemic is going to cause our society untold hardship. We will all need help. European governments are putting their people before big business - offering full financial support to everyone, as soon as they need it, for as long as it takes. Our Government should put people first too.
We live in a consumer society. The economy is entirely driven by people having money to spend. If people don't have money to spend, everything stops. Give the people the money today to keep the economy going and it will cheaper than restarting when it's all over.

Why it was rejected

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

We understand that you want the Government to support the public through the coronavirus outbreak, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do to achieve this.

You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown

If you want the Government to require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: Require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak

If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

17 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Apr 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.