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Let know Sunak know there really is people who want an election.
- Technofrood ( @Technofrood@feddit.uk ) 35•1 year ago
Has there ever been a petion on that site that didn’t just get a boiler plate “We discussed it and No” equivalent response?
- noodle ( @noodle@feddit.uk ) 12•1 year ago
Personally, it’s less about actually expecting an election to be called as a result of the petition and more about publicly announcing our discontent at the current government. The media must address it eventually, and the opposition will use it against them.
- Echo Dot ( @echodot@feddit.uk ) 1•1 year ago
There are independent candidates who are getting more votes for them in local elections than the Tory candidate. They knew people don’t like them, they don’t care.
- noodle ( @noodle@feddit.uk ) 1•1 year ago
Then don’t sign the petition. No need to stress.
- Echo Dot ( @echodot@feddit.uk ) 1•1 year ago
The problem with political activism these days is that people think that making a submission form on a government website is the same as actually doing something.
And I’d prefer it if they just did the thing.
In this case no action is actually required, just don’t vote for them whenever the general election comes around, but generally speaking I wish people would stop using this pointless website. It was created to make people think they’re taking action in a society they have no agency in.
So no there absolutely is “stress” and it’s that morons keep thinking that they’re doing something when they’re doing f all.
No one expects a result from this. What is all about is, stopping the BS that Sunak spouts, when he states that no one wants an election. Get a million signatures on that petition, and he becomes a fish in a barrel.
- Asymptote ( @Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 16•1 year ago
He knows. They all know. None of them care.
- li10 ( @li10@feddit.uk ) English4•1 year ago
Yeah, we would’ve got one after the Liz Truss situation if they had any intention of calling an early GE.
- apis ( @apis@beehaw.org ) English9•1 year ago
Pfft no, there’s a lot more wrecking to do, to make it all the harder for Labour to fix.