In the past 18 months the joint campaign between the FSF and Stand Up Sit Down has successfully brought the issue of safe standing to the national media’s attention.

Earlier this week the FSF stepped up its Parliamentary lobbying campaign with Early Day Motion 573 tabled by Roger Godsiff MP and supported by Aston Villa FC and Peterborough United FC.

EDM 573 calls for the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to relax the law on standing sufficiently to allow a trial of a type of new safe standing technology. To support the EDM and educate MPs as to the arguments behind safe standing, the FSF has also arranged an event in Parliament on Tuesday 11th December (Portculllis House, Attlee Suite) which will showcase the 'rail seat' safe standing model.

The FSF is looking for help in its campaign:

• Sign the petition, if you haven't already done so.
• E-mail or visit your MP and ask them to sign Roger Godsiff’s Safe Standing EDM 573. Find out who your local MP is at They Work For You and download a template e-mail outlining the case for safe standing here.
• Let them know what response you get via safestanding@fsf.org.uk. They want to see which MPs sign the EDM and will follow up those who don’t.
• Spread the word via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or whatever other social media you use.

Read more about the campaign for Safe Standing here.