samboy Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hi gang. I'm often asked to sign various petitions to save this and protect that. But once the required number has been reached and submitted do they actually get anywhere. Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 No! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsZeppelin Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) At 10,000 signatures a petition has a right to response from the government. This is usually a response that has already been heard, and means very little. At 100,000 signatures a petition is discussed at parliament. Again, the subject has usually been discussed by MPs at some point already, and is usually a bit of an anti climax for those that put the petition together. You can see all petitions in either category on the government website. Believe it or not, MPs usually know about whatever is being petitioned and would action it, or bring it up in parliament already, if they felt it was needed. Most petitions I see are biased viewpoints by ignorant people with too much time on their hands, fueled by their friends telling half truths on Facebook. Edited June 14, 2020 by LeedsZeppelin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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