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Not too sure that you are correct when you say “Online petition = wasted time”. This from the
Telegraph seems to say differently.
Democracy will never be the same again
By Shane Richmond, Online News Editor 13/02/2007
More than one million people have now signed the petition against road pricing on the Downing Street website, making it the most significant example of internet-driven politics yet seen in Britain.
The petition is available only online and the web is also driving participation, with people emailing their friends to urge them to add their names.
As with most internet phenomena, the trend is further advanced in the United States, where politicians have for years been using the internet and email to garner support and harvest donations. But increasingly the voters have been using the internet themselves, particularly to publish and share "gotcha" moments.
If anyone really wants to sign a petition that will increase pressure on Bliar’s “government”, check out
here and make your mark!
From the website.
The government's proposal to introduce road pricing will mean you having to purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a recent study by the BBC, the lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and £194 for a delivery driver. A non working mother who used the car to take the kids to school paid £86 in one month.
On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit in time you can probably expect a Notice of Intended Prosecution with your monthly bill.
If you care about our freedom and stopping the constant bashing of the car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website.
Could be this one's worth signing?