Sorry to rain on the parade but Kharon and T28D call it correctly - petitions do not worry politicians one bit, they are just seen for what they are yet another petition, they are initially given the respectful 'tut tut ah! yes very important" they then vanish into the cavern of lost petitions. In my time there have petitions with in excess of 100,000 signatures on them that the politicians have carefully ignored.
We all in our hearts know that they only thing that will cause a proper inquiry into the state of aviation administration and regulation in this country is an aluminium shower or very large hole in the ground and with a politician or two on board when it happens. Then there will be a Royal Commission, conclusions drawn, recommendations made, heads will roll then promises to implement made and again nothing much done if anything.
When have you ever seen a politician do what they said they would do and do what the electors want them to do? They are generally an unaccountable self serving bunch of egotistical, elitist apraratchniks who are only interested in the gravy train rolling along they are on and keeping their piggy noses in the trough of public funds.
Nice way to vent steam but practically it is just a waste of time, it has been tried over and over and over again.
GA is effectively finished, the airlines have returned to a cosy duopoly and the asianisation of working conditions for those left just continues.
Nope only when the whole thing is a catastrophe will anybody wake up!