From the
BBC Government plans to roll out e-petitions across the UK could offer people a real say in the democratic process, a conference has heard. The legislation to make e-petitions compulsory for all councils in the UK comes into force in April 2010.
So from April you can put up an e-petition to your local council.
It could result in a national e-petition scheme and force Westminster to take more notice of people power, thinks web guru Tom Steinberg.
What, similar to
this one?
E-petitions allow citizens to raise issues with government.
But even when they get over
1.8 million signatures the government ignores the petition anyway. The final comment is priceless
Peter Cruickshank from Edinburgh Napier University's School of Computing hopes e-petitions can have a more general feel-good effect on citizens. "A successful petition doesn't have to be one that achieves its aim. If people see the issue is being taken seriously then they will be happy," he said.
So you see this as a tool for keeping people quiet, not a tool for change? You tool.
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This will simply identify the nay sayers to the local council gestapo.
Those objecting to, for instance, refuse recycling can expect extra investigation of their wheelie bins.
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