The forum is non commercial, but not non political in as much as there appears to be a phenomenon going on the like of which I have never seen before with the petitions system This petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700143 has been running since 20 November, it already has **1,500,000 signatures in that time.** This is around 400K per day. Well nothing unusual you say…except that it's current run rate is 100K per hour! If this continues and doesn't increase it could have another 1.6 million signatures by end of play tomorrow. So regardless of your political leanings, it's very unusual, I've never seen anything like it and I intend to keep watching the link to see how high it gets. It still has 6 months to run, although I expect parliament will vote to debate it ASAP whilst numbers are low. In the time it took me to write this post 16,000 more signatures have been recieved

When I voted this morning at 10am, the count was approximately 320,000……every 10 seconds it is climbing around 250 signatures!

It seems like rather an odd petition. Politicians have not been doing what they said they would since the dawn of time. I’m not sure what it will achieve aside from making part of the population feel ‘heard’, which is as good as anything I suppose. Interested to follow along and see what happens.

Well nothing as we don't really get a say 🤣🤣🤣

Fascinating how quickly it’s rising! I’m curious as to what outcome people are hoping for though. From the narrative I saw pre-election, the left seemed very keen to just ‘get the Tories out’ without actually thinking beyond that result. Presumably those people aren’t likely to suddenly vote blue. I guess the farming community probably make up a significant number of those on the petition. I’m usually Tory but even I can appreciate that it’s likely to take Labour more than a few months to get settled in and I must admit they’ve at least made a few positive steps.

I think there are a few with voter's remorse in the USA who wouldn't mind another crack at it, too.

Get Farage in. Deputy be Katie Hopkins 😎

@"Pompeyexile"#p73280 The only ones with voters remorse are those who had the stupidity to vote Democrat! I find US politics fascinating to view from a distance. It makes our lot look like amateurs

People have short memories. Over 6 million signed the petition to revoke article 50 and remain in the EU. Over 4 million voted for a second EU referendum, so this isn't unprecedented. Starmer's government is unpopular and, as in most every election, fewer people voted for the government than didn't. That's how modern democracies work! Not liking the result of an election is a poor reason to push for another almost immediately. Given how increasingly easy it is to popularise these petitions online I wouldn't be surprised if this one gets as many votes or even passes the Brexit referenda. But I expect it will be as successful as all the others!

A few observations around this phenomenon, around 2 million elderly won't have the ability to sign it. It may also make them realise they do not have the clear mandate they thought and should respect the people they are there to serve.

The Petition - for another general election

JimmyP

chlorox In a way you’re right. I don’t take you seriously and so I’m just messing with you 😅👍

chlorox

JimmyP

And you confirm yet again for the umpteenth time just how full of arrogance and contempt you leftist types are. I know all along you are trying to be mocking but I have been giving you the respect of replying to you substantively at face value despite your ways. But you cannot see hoq full of yourself you are because u really are blind to it. Just like how the democrats satill cannot understand how they lost so badly. Or why the euro centric brits still cannot accept brexit so many years after it happened. But just like the emperor without any clothes true independents are now finally waking up to how morally bankrupt the left have become and how they have betrayed the things they used to uphold as classical liberals.

JimmyP

chlorox How you sound to me 😂

chlorox

JimmyP

Carry on being a troll and pawn Jimmy. It suits you. But remember- the joke is actually on u…

JimmyP

chlorox Thanks for playing along buddy. It’s been fun and I’m sure you don’t mean the dumb stuff you say 😊👍

DavecUK

Why do things always descend into personal insults, surely are grown up enough that we can disagree, without being disagreeable?

JimmyP

DavecUK I think you need to look at yourself here bro. This post was always destined for problems.

Uncletits

I’ve never loathed this forum so much - it’s coffee not politics

I’m turning away from the site till next year

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