From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 23/03/2019 09:48, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > This particular petition, like all petitions, is lessened in impact by   
   > the fact that it only collects signatures on one side; I've been waiting   
   > for someone to start a counter-petition, and been surprised they   
   > haven't. Part of the reason _may_ be that the petitions committee are   
   > blocking any such attempt, on the (spurious IMO) grounds that "it is not   
   > clear what result you wish this petition to achieve".   
      
   Probably people realise that they can be so easily manipulated and most   
   people do not pay a lot of attention to them even if some in the media   
   believe them.   
      
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