I'd also x-posted to mysociety for their/Tom's reactions to the remarks and comments on this list. I'll x-post this comment to them as well ..... The petition with the most numerical support so far is: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to repeal the Hunting Act 2004. Submitted by Nick Onslow FRES Deadline to sign up by: 15 November 2007 Signatures: 9366 Some of the less well supported I posted before. I'd observe that crude numbers (as in how many petitions are posted, or even the numbers supporting any one petition) are only one element of any evaluation. The nature of the petition, and what is being demanded, must count; and longer-term the effect and/or impact, contrasted/compared with more traditional methods. The concommitant publicity and coverage of 'traditional' petitions following marches on Downing Street, rallies in Central Hall Westminster, petitions to Parliament, lobbying Parliament, etc., are all well used and well known means of political campaigning - though how effective they are is a big question. But effectiveness can be measured in how much the publicity rallies even more people to the cause (e.g. Make Poverty History), although impact on government policies may be less than hoped for.
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Matthias Trenel Sent: 21 November 2006 19:15 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Cc: tom@mysociety.org Subject: [Air-l] Fwd: [Consult] ePetitions at No Ten, Bundestag,and elsewhere
Tom Steinberg aksked me to crosspost his response to AIR-L. <snip>
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