I would really like to see forest and woodland remain in public ownership, as once sold who can tell what will happen to them in the future.

Keep the Forestry Commission, keep the forests.

Wildlife and Nature

I'm concerned about the coalition government's withdrawal of the Education Maintenance Allowance.

I think the abolition of the EMA should be stopped or reversed.

Education and Skills

Student Tuition Fee increases in England are higher than Tuition Fee levels in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Meaning more debt for students going to university in England in comparison to those in the Devolved nations of the UK.

The Tuition Fee system should be the same in all nations of the UK and governed by a single UK body. The cost of going to any university in England should be the same as for any person that Lives in any of the other Nations within the UK.

Education and Skills

Not enough bike paths in Durham.

Allow biking on the pavements with caution.

Transport

There is a real threat to our libraries. The government intends to close many of them.

To bring pressure to the government and force a u-turn.

Corporate Governance

Unmarked and not repaired pot holes on the roads causing damage to cars in the Durham area especially at night when they are a lot harder to spot and can cause accidents.

Mark all potholes with florescent paint as soon as they appear so that they can be seen and avoided by all motorists and road users, this would reduce the damage caused and stop accidents happening.

Local Environment

Durham City are spending money on monitoring air quality in the East of the City when someone else has already told them that the quality is poor. A very short sighted use of funds in my opinion.

Why don't we build the long talked about and long since shelved eastern relief road, that would solve the air pollution issues and the traffic congestion across the city centre during rush hours.

Transport

Smoking at the entrance of the Durham central bus station. I can't move in and out of the station without walking through a cloud of smoke.

No smoking within 20 feet of the bus station entrance. The security present should enforce this.

Policing

There don't seem to be any decent parks or children's play areas within Durham City and even its immediate surroundings. Surely we deserve better than this.

Reclamation of Wharton Park would be a good start, new equipment in Holiday Park and a new park for Newton Hall.

Leisure and Play

I am concerned by torture -use of torture by and information gained through torture by our intelligence agencies and allies.

The solution is make all forms of torture illegal; publish information about interrogations; pressure all countries to follow our example.

Transport