Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, but RNLI and Mountain Rescue radio spectrum licences are under threat of a massive increase.
Report here...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10..._rescue_radio/
Sign up to No. 10 petitions here....
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/MRT-RF-licences/
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/RNLI-RF-licences/