The Movers & Shakers ‘Parky Charter’ petition

We are supporting the Movers & Shakers, along with Parkinson’s UK and Spotlight YOPD, to call on the government to take action to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones. Will you join us? The Movers & Shakers are made up of Jeremy Paxman, Cure Parkinson’s patrons Rory Cellan-Jones and Paul Mayhew-Archer, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell and Nicholas Mostyn. Each with a career in the public eye, they began meeting at a pub in Notting Hill to ‘have a laugh and a bit of a moan’ about living with Parkinson’s, which they then decided to record and turn into a podcast. Now in its third season, the podcast has become a huge hit with many describing it as a source of information, support, motivation and humour. Through the thousands of emails and letters the group have received since the podcast started, they have gained real insight into the experiences of others living with the condition. This has led them to the conclusion that Parkinson’s, the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, must be taken more seriously by the government and healthcare providers. This year they intend to use their platform to, in their words, ‘raise something of a stink and both move and shake the powers that be.’ The group have published a Charter – ‘The Parky Charter’ – which describes five things that people affected by Parkinson’s need from the government. One of the points in the charter highlights that there is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, and calls on the government to increase funding towards research. At Cure Parkinson’s, we believe that people living with Parkinson’s should not be reliant on treatments that were first prescribed in the 1960s, and our goal is to work with urgency to progress research towards a cure. This cannot be done without funding. If you support the principles of the Charter, please sign this petition.