A petition asking for another General Election

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Yes i received by email and signed

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I am saying that these petitions are the political equivalent of giving the voter a pillow to punch.

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which is why they shouldn’t be cutting them down in the Amazon and elsewhere.

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One million are regretting it already, they clicked without thinking, without realising how ludicrous this petition is.

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Disagree strongly, fptp is unfair and rather believe this is the beginning of the end for Con/ Lab stranglehold on UK politics. With luck will be out before Mon, 20 Jan 2025 US Presidential Inauguration.

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2,225,441 and rising
2,226,053 rising

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Fizzling out 


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Oh, Foxy - it is no more patronising than all the right wing “lefty snowflakes” mocking statements I’ve seen over the years when people have expressed dissatisfaction with a pack of right wingers lies!

If the Righties don’t like being mocked, then they shouldn’t dish it out! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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2,271,394 Whatever. :grinning:

Parliament will consider this for a debate

Waiting for 2 days for a debate date

Consider this, there will be no debate, then what?

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The relevant point is both sides have made a pig’s ear of politics in our lives, ignore this petition and the facade of democracy is plain to see. The whole system needs reform.

Electoral Reform Society

Millions of people can support one party and get a single MP, while a few hundred thousand people who support a different party get ten times as many. This leads to a culture of sleaze and cronyism where politics becomes about party power struggles rather than cooperation and consensus or delivering on the priorities of ordinary people.

When elections are all or nothing people will do anything to be the ones that win. But we need our politicians to be coming together to focus on the big issues that face the country, rather than the next short-term victory.

The artificial majorities handed out by Westminster’s voting system give the illusion of strength, but like a house built on sand can quickly collapse.

We need a voting system where every vote counts and politicians are accountable for the people they serve. It’s time we made sure seats match votes.

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They only allow these petitions to keep up the pretence of democracy. UK needs a democratic revolution.

Face the fact; the UK system is not designed for the public to have influence
 Britain is an oligarchy.

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Funny how the likes of farage ect, we’re adamant that it wasn’t democratic for the country to have another referendum on brexit yet, it’s ok to have one regarding another general election, plus, how many of the people who signed it are real?, AI bots, and Russia spreading misinformation probably account for the majority of “ voters” 


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There are probably 20m dyed-in-wool Tories in this country, so anything below that number means nada.

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The government will not be keen to have a referendum on anything because they cannot be sure of the result.

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I agree with this - but how many of the 2 million signatories of this right-wing supported petition for a new GE will try to change the undemocratic voting system we have now? - maybe by signing this Petition calling for a new discussion and referendum about proportional representation to replace the unfair FPTP system they are currently complaining about?

If 2 million folk are not happy with the current system that put Labour in power, why have only 7 thousand voted for a national discussion and referendum about PR?

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Fear of change, disempowerment leads to strong resistance and a refusal to change solely out of the uncertainty that comes along with fearing the unknown.

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Reform Voters: Who Are They?
They tend to be middle-aged or elderly, with a slight bias toward men, live outside London and Scotland were overwhelmingly supportive of the Conservative Party at the last general (in 2019) and were very likely to have voted to leave the European Union at the national referendum in 2016.

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Some bloke says the signatures are fake. Meanwhile Starmer says he’s surprised.

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exactly the same point was made when the Brexit re-referendum petition hit 6 figures. you have to wonder whether the bloke is genuine

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Second referendum suited Labour agenda then, no surprise that PM has changed his stance, again. Sir Keir Starmer’s mercurial nature is unsettling.

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