I think the problem with that petition in particular is that it's overly vague; a petition has more chance of success if it makes one specific demand ("repeal law X", for example).
That said, the Labour government doesn't strike me as one that listens to people at all. It's possibly more likely that the Tories and/or Lib Dems will pick up on this petition. (Tories because of the cost aspects, LD because of civil liberties.) And then we might finally have some debate on the matter.
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Date: 2007-01-11 02:00 pm (UTC)That said, the Labour government doesn't strike me as one that listens to people at all. It's possibly more likely that the Tories and/or Lib Dems will pick up on this petition. (Tories because of the cost aspects, LD because of civil liberties.) And then we might finally have some debate on the matter.
8^S