Petition the PM electronically
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006There is a long history of people posting petitions to 10 Downing Street or even handing them over in person (although the latter option is less likely nowadays given the current security environment), but until recently there was no centralised method of doing this electronically. However, the people behind the 10 Downing Street website, with help from MySociety, have now introduced E-Petitions, whereby members of the public can propose and sign petitions to the Prime Minister. The site is still in beta testing, but already it has attracted a large number of signatures for several high-profile petitions such as the proposed repealing of the 2004 Hunting Act.
Whether or not any of these petitions will be taken seriously is another matter entirely, but at least there is now a much easier way for people to make their views known at the highest level of government.