Frizz

The government petition site is quite amazing - did you know that you can create your own petition? There are 3683 petitions at the moment, which shows that given the opportunity, many people who would otherwise keep silent will make the effort to voice their views. It’s really quite an exciting use of the internet, but will the government actually listen? The top five petitions as I write are:

• ensure that inheritance tax is scrapped in this year’s Budget (85470 signatures)
• repeal the Hunting Act 2004. (31867 signatures)
• Continue funding for the Royal AIr Force Aerobatics Team - The Red Arrows (28894 signatures)
• reduce the classified period for census data from 100 years to 70 years (21698 signatures)
• Save the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford from cuts or closure (18887 signatures)

One that caught my eye is against cuts to the British Library’s budget.