[Politics] This petition thingy

[shingle]

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]

How many of the names sound Russian

 

[Vicar!]

Musk is heavily promoting it on X.

 

[Daddies_Sauce]

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'.

 

[Sussax]

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]

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]

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

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Rolls eyes

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

"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]

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

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[5Ways Gull]

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

 

[Rdodge30]

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

 

[Greg Bobkin]

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

 

[el punal]

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.

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

 

[tedebear]

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]

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

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

 

[Han Solo]

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]

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

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

 

[A1X]