[Politics] This petition thingy

shingle

Well-known member

Jan 18, 2004

3,224

Lewes

• Monday at 10:53 AM

• #1

This petition on the UK Gov and Parliament website calling for another election (ridiculous) has just gone over 2 million signatures. Of course, its never gonna come to anything, but parliament will have to consider it for debate as its got over 100,000 sigs. Anyway here it is

Petition: Call a General Election

I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.

petition.parliament.uk

Yes, they may have gone back on a few promises but doesn't every incoming gov't do the same when faced with certain economic realities. I didn't vote for them but give them some time FFS.

 

Gazwag

5 millionth post poster

Mar 4, 2004

30,744

Bexhill-on-Sea

• Monday at 10:56 AM

• #2

How many of the names sound Russian

 

Vicar!

Well-known member

Jul 22, 2003

1,242

Worthing

• Monday at 10:57 AM

• #3

Musk is heavily promoting it on X.

 

Daddies_Sauce

Falmer WSL, not a JCL

Jun 27, 2008

885

• Monday at 11:00 AM

• #4

Look at the people who have signed, so many are allegedly Labour MP's - really?? I doubt that very much It's Musk and 'interference from the East'.

 

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Sussax

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Aug 31, 2012

2,773

Brighton

• Monday at 11:11 AM

• #5

It's the same as the 6m people who signed the Brexit petition a few years back, nothing is going to change, politicians lie to get votes, respect the democratic process and move on.

That being said, I'd much rather people sign a meaningless petition than take to the streets.

 

MattBackHome

Well-known member

Jul 7, 2003

11,878

• Monday at 11:11 AM

• #6

The whole thing is so laughably tinpot - precisely the sort of thing that momentum numpties were doing a few years ago as well. Frothy knickers all round.

 

clapham_gull

Legacy Fan

Aug 20, 2003

25,877

• Monday at 11:19 AM

• #7

Imagine if the internet was a thing in the first Thatcher term.

 

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 11, 2003

62,733

The Fatherland

• Monday at 11:23 AM

• #8

Rolls eyes

 

TWOCHOICEStom

Well-known member

Sep 22, 2007

10,917

Brighton

• Monday at 11:25 AM

• #9

"Booo! Me and all of these bots don't want you, Starmer. Booooo!"

I believe this single post on NSC is about as effective as that petition tbh.

 

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 11, 2003

62,733

The Fatherland

• Monday at 11:25 AM

• #10

I imagine a lot of farmers have signed it...and got their staff, nannies, servants etc to also sign it.

 

Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker

Feb 20, 2017

25,481

Sussex by the Sea

• Monday at 11:25 AM

• #11

 

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5Ways Gull

È quello che è

Feb 2, 2009

1,192

Fiveways, Brighton

• Monday at 11:28 AM

• #12

Someone should set up one in the US following Trump's cabinet picks. Go on Elong off you go.

 

Rdodge30

Well-known member

Dec 30, 2022

642

• Monday at 11:47 AM

• #13

I disagree with this and do not want another general election therefore it is highly unlikely that it’s had 2 million signatures.

 

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Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull

May 22, 2012

16,062

• Monday at 11:56 AM

• #14

"You lost, get over it" comes to mind...

 

el punal

Well-known member

Aug 29, 2012

12,553

The dull part of the south coast

• Monday at 12:02 PM

• #15

Sussax said:

It's the same as the 6m people who signed the Brexit petition a few years back, nothing is going to change, politicians lie to get votes, respect the democratic process and move on.

That being said, I'd much rather people sign a meaningless petition than take to the streets.

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I don’t think many would have taken to the streets with ol’Bert dumping his load this weekend.

 

tedebear

Legal Alien

NSC Patron

Jul 7, 2003

17,117

In my computer

• Monday at 12:02 PM

• #16

The country voted for change, and now they don't like the change, do you want to go back to the Tories? This smells of Elon Musk / Trump / Putin style "using" of disgruntled people...

 

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park

NSC Patron

Apr 5, 2014

25,944

• Monday at 12:08 PM

• #17

clapham_gull said:

Imagine if the internet was a thing in the first Thatcher term.

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Imagine how the internet would break when poll tax petitions went live...

 

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Han Solo

Well-known member

May 25, 2024

2,547

• Monday at 12:12 PM

• #18

Signed.

Just to try it out basically, if there was any sort of verification or anything of me being a UK citizen... or even a real human.

Nothing of that sort though. I could just register 100k random names on 100k random emails and sign them up if I want. Its as practical as it is stupid.

 

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 11, 2003

62,733

The Fatherland

• Monday at 12:14 PM

• #19

Greg Bobkin said:

"You lost, get over it" comes to mind...

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Quite. Whatever happened to “The democratic will of the people”? Or doesn’t it count when they lose?

 

A1X

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Sep 1, 2017

20,562

Deepest, darkest Sussex

• Monday at 12:24 PM

• #20