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Tony Bennett · 03-07-2007, 11:14 PM

The R J Mansfield petiton on the Prime Minister's website has attracted thousands of votes in the past week and is now lying 29th in terms of popular support. We must all work to get that up to No. 1 ASAP. The moment it gets there, it will become a news item, for sure. And once that happens, the ball should roll faster and faster.

For interest, here are the other most propualr petitions (I've listed just the top 50) - and their level of support up to tonight:

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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to

Submitted by / Deadline to sign by / Signatures

1. Abolish plans to build a £100 million mega Mosque.
(with government response)
Jill Barham
18 July 2007
87578

2. Stop proposed restrictions regarding photography in public places
(with government response)
Simon Taylor
14 August 2007
68044

3. Change the current student loan interest repayment, to deduct payments monthly not annually (with government response)
Juliette Frazer
10 January 2008
67611

4. Continue funding for the Royal AIr Force Aerobatics Team - The Red Arrows (with government response)
Nigel Thorpe
24 July 2007
59990

5. Repeal the Hunting Act 2004.
Nick Onslow FRES
15 November 2007
40153

6. Professional Status For Engineers and Engineering
Jon Jennings
23 January 2008
30421

7. Immediately and retrospectively give all Gurkha servicemen and their immediate families past and present British citizenship
Gillon Johnstone
19 October 2007
24196

8. Stop the Chancellor from using lottery money to fund the Olympics in 2012
Dawn Kenyon
16 September 2007
23730

9. Bring back dedicated military hospitals and provide adequate facilities (non NHS) for members of the Armed Forces who are injured or disabled in the course of their duties.
Joseph O'Gorman
6 August 2007
19680

10. Abolish all faith schools and prohibit the teaching of creationism and other religious mythology in all UK schools
Nicola Holt
15 November 2007
15547

11. Defend the right of Christian Unions to control who may come into leadership of them
Anthony Fuller
17 July 2007
14791

12. Scrap all existing and planned tolls, 'road pricing' and so called 'congestion charging'.
John McGoldrick
14 December 2007
13975

13. Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister
Joseph Dark
17 April 2008
12745

14. Recognise the deep concerns people have about the safety of the conviction of Michael Shields for a crime committed in Bulgaria. We call on the Prime Minister and his Government to do all they can to assist in persuading the Bulgarian Government to re-open the case and for them to look at new and existing evidence.
Cllr Joe Anderson
18 April 2008
12656

15. Encourage people to get their five a day by cutting taxation on healthy fruit smoothies and juices to 5%.
Innocent drinks
10 October 2007
11745

16. Ask the Sports Minister, RH Richard Caborn MP, to intervene with the Football Association after my football club was 'unfairly' docked points and thrown out of the FA Trophy, following a technical administrative error. (with government response)
Russell Smith
3 September 2007
10365

17. Reject any proposals to ban or restrict the use of older cars Richard Jewell
18 March 2008
10328

18. Retain the Royal Haslar Hospital
David Price
26 October 2007
10109

19. Arrange for the cost of repairs to C of E church buildings to be reimbursed to help preserve our archeological & historic heritage for the future.
Bill Blake
3 July 2007
9883

20. Allow the use of 'Bus Only' lanes by scooters and motorcyles throughout the UK
Richard Skepper
22 July 2007
9468

21. Prevent the BBC from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its service for other operating systems also.
Lynette Dobson
20 August 2007
9295

22. Bring in new legislation to prevent the current abuse by banks and companys in relation to penalty charges
Stephen Hone
28 August 2007
9187

23. Accept the National Association of Estate Agents' concerns about the Home Infomation Pack legislation and the likely affect on the housing market and the economy. We call for the relevant section of the Housing Act to be repealed and ask the Government to discuss more relevant ways of improving the house buying and selling process.
Charles Smailes
12 September 2007
9058

24. Prevent the threatened closure of the A&E department at St. Richards Hospital, Chichester.
Brian Evans
22 August 2007
8950

25. Ensure the survival of independent midwifery in the UK and thereby offer real choice to pregnant women
Kay Hardie
5 September 2007
8553

26. Urgently, and substantially, increase the number of Junior Physiotherapist jobs in the NHS
Jill Wigmore-Welsh
11 July 2007
8509

27. Change the law to permit our target pistol shooters to prepare properly for international and Olympic competitions.
Richard V Malbon
20 November 2007
7998

28. Show support that the English people be allowed to celebrate their patron saints day,St George's Day each 23rd of April with a Bank Holiday.
Julia Howemen
19 January 2008
7905

29. Guarantee that the British people will be permitted a binding referendum on any and all attempts to resurrect the EU 'Cconstitution' (and any or all of its content) regardless of nomenclature
R J Mansfield
31 January 2008
7851

30. Extend the London Underground to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Chris Moore
6 August 2007
7608

31. Stop any plans of outsourcing work/letters/Medical results/typing from the NHS to India
Liz Hughes
19 July 2007
7494

32. Scrap plans to allow the banks to share bank account details with others, without getting permission from individual account holders first.
Richard Goedegebuur
9 January 2008
7409

33. Prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities on the grounds of sexual orientation for the remainder of the UK at the earliest point possible
Phelim MacCafferty
17 January 2008
7183

34. Encourage people to cycle by removing VAT on bicycles, tricycles and human powered vehicles and on all cycling parts and spares.
Gary Rowing-Parker
8 August 2007
6795

35. Pass legislation to give canoeists and all other users of un-powered craft the free right to navigate all rivers and canals in England and Wales (similar to the right already enjoyed by cyclists to use bridleways, cycle tracks and roads).
Roger L. Revell
3 January 2008
6620

36. Get the Health Service and medical profession to accept the WHO classification of ME/CFS as an organic neurological disorder and not as a psychosocial syndrome.
Konstanze Allsopp
22 January 2008
6008

37. Upgrade the A1 to dual carriageway between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Morpeth.
Kenneth Patterson
3 April 2008
5771

38. Honour Parliament's committment to patient choice by preserving the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital and the service it provides as an integral part of the NHS
Carol Boyce
12 July 2007
5724

39. Oppose the addition of any breed or breed type to Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991, to oppose any amendments to the Act which call for the restriction of any breed or type (for instance, muzzling in public) and to oppose any Amnesty which does not run in-line with the 1997 Amendment, which may allow some owners to keep their dogs by having them entered on the Register of Exempt Dogs.
Rachel Morrow
9 January 2008
5555

40. Give his personal assurance to British Kidney Cancer Patients that the newly licensed and approved drugs; Sutent (sunitinib) & Nexavar (sorafenib) will be made available to Kidney Cancer patients throughout the United Kingdom on prescription and fully funded by 'our' NHS. Kidney Cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, the standard cancer treatments of chemotherapy/ radiation therapy are not effective against Kidney Cancer (Renal cell Carcinoma). Leading cancer consultants agree that Sutent & Nexavar represent the first real advance in treatment for a hitherto almost untreatable cancer.
Rose Woodward
5 February 2008
5379

41. Ignore the petition to repeal the Hunting Act 2004
Matthew Elphinstone-Walker
20 November 2007
5217

42. Stop Manchester Congestion Charging from happening
Paul Daly
30 January 2008
5014

43. Stand on his head and juggle ice-cream.
Tim Ireland
16 August 2007
4965

44. Introduce tax exemptions for care vouchers to support carers who work
Stephen Burke
3 July 2007
4937

45. Cancel the Humber Bridge debt and reduce tolls.
Paul Harrop
2 January 2008
4892

46. Ensure every pregnant woman in the UK is offered a reliable test for the Group B Strep bacteria
Sarah Hart
19 January 2008
4784

47. Honour the agreement this government signed at the Laeken summit in 2001 to increase state pensions to 40 per cent of the National Average Wage by 2007
Roy Godfrey
26 February 2008
4723

48. Halt plans by the OCR to abolish the Ancient History A-level
Jack Lennon
4 April 2008
4648

49. Scrap Lord Carter's Legal Aid Reforms
Cathie Halliday
22 January 2008
4446

50. Remove the fixed date of 1972 to qualify as 'historic vehicle' and make the qualifying date on the vehicle's 25th birthday.
Stephen Clay MBE
29 July 2007
4290

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03-07-2007, 11:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tony Bennett Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,009	R J Mansfield Petition on E.U. Treaty/Constitution The R J Mansfield petiton on the Prime Minister's website has attracted thousands of votes in the past week and is now lying 29th in terms of popular support. We must all work to get that up to No. 1 ASAP. The moment it gets there, it will become a news item, for sure. And once that happens, the ball should roll faster and faster. For interest, here are the other most propualr petitions (I've listed just the top 50) - and their level of support up to tonight: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Submitted by / Deadline to sign by / Signatures 1. Abolish plans to build a £100 million mega Mosque. (with government response) Jill Barham 18 July 2007 87578 2. Stop proposed restrictions regarding photography in public places (with government response) Simon Taylor 14 August 2007 68044 3. Change the current student loan interest repayment, to deduct payments monthly not annually (with government response) Juliette Frazer 10 January 2008 67611 4. Continue funding for the Royal AIr Force Aerobatics Team - The Red Arrows (with government response) Nigel Thorpe 24 July 2007 59990 5. Repeal the Hunting Act 2004. Nick Onslow FRES 15 November 2007 40153 6. Professional Status For Engineers and Engineering Jon Jennings 23 January 2008 30421 7. Immediately and retrospectively give all Gurkha servicemen and their immediate families past and present British citizenship Gillon Johnstone 19 October 2007 24196 8. Stop the Chancellor from using lottery money to fund the Olympics in 2012 Dawn Kenyon 16 September 2007 23730 9. Bring back dedicated military hospitals and provide adequate facilities (non NHS) for members of the Armed Forces who are injured or disabled in the course of their duties. Joseph O'Gorman 6 August 2007 19680 10. Abolish all faith schools and prohibit the teaching of creationism and other religious mythology in all UK schools Nicola Holt 15 November 2007 15547 11. Defend the right of Christian Unions to control who may come into leadership of them Anthony Fuller 17 July 2007 14791 12. Scrap all existing and planned tolls, 'road pricing' and so called 'congestion charging'. John McGoldrick 14 December 2007 13975 13. Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister Joseph Dark 17 April 2008 12745 14. Recognise the deep concerns people have about the safety of the conviction of Michael Shields for a crime committed in Bulgaria. We call on the Prime Minister and his Government to do all they can to assist in persuading the Bulgarian Government to re-open the case and for them to look at new and existing evidence. Cllr Joe Anderson 18 April 2008 12656 15. Encourage people to get their five a day by cutting taxation on healthy fruit smoothies and juices to 5%. Innocent drinks 10 October 2007 11745 16. Ask the Sports Minister, RH Richard Caborn MP, to intervene with the Football Association after my football club was 'unfairly' docked points and thrown out of the FA Trophy, following a technical administrative error. (with government response) Russell Smith 3 September 2007 10365 17. Reject any proposals to ban or restrict the use of older cars Richard Jewell 18 March 2008 10328 18. Retain the Royal Haslar Hospital David Price 26 October 2007 10109 19. Arrange for the cost of repairs to C of E church buildings to be reimbursed to help preserve our archeological & historic heritage for the future. Bill Blake 3 July 2007 9883 20. Allow the use of 'Bus Only' lanes by scooters and motorcyles throughout the UK Richard Skepper 22 July 2007 9468 21. Prevent the BBC from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its service for other operating systems also. Lynette Dobson 20 August 2007 9295 22. Bring in new legislation to prevent the current abuse by banks and companys in relation to penalty charges Stephen Hone 28 August 2007 9187 23. Accept the National Association of Estate Agents' concerns about the Home Infomation Pack legislation and the likely affect on the housing market and the economy. We call for the relevant section of the Housing Act to be repealed and ask the Government to discuss more relevant ways of improving the house buying and selling process. Charles Smailes 12 September 2007 9058 24. Prevent the threatened closure of the A&E department at St. Richards Hospital, Chichester. Brian Evans 22 August 2007 8950 25. Ensure the survival of independent midwifery in the UK and thereby offer real choice to pregnant women Kay Hardie 5 September 2007 8553 26. Urgently, and substantially, increase the number of Junior Physiotherapist jobs in the NHS Jill Wigmore-Welsh 11 July 2007 8509 27. Change the law to permit our target pistol shooters to prepare properly for international and Olympic competitions. Richard V Malbon 20 November 2007 7998 28. Show support that the English people be allowed to celebrate their patron saints day,St George's Day each 23rd of April with a Bank Holiday. Julia Howemen 19 January 2008 7905 29. Guarantee that the British people will be permitted a binding referendum on any and all attempts to resurrect the EU 'Cconstitution' (and any or all of its content) regardless of nomenclature R J Mansfield 31 January 2008 7851 30. Extend the London Underground to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Chris Moore 6 August 2007 7608 31. Stop any plans of outsourcing work/letters/Medical results/typing from the NHS to India Liz Hughes 19 July 2007 7494 32. Scrap plans to allow the banks to share bank account details with others, without getting permission from individual account holders first. Richard Goedegebuur 9 January 2008 7409 33. Prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities on the grounds of sexual orientation for the remainder of the UK at the earliest point possible Phelim MacCafferty 17 January 2008 7183 34. Encourage people to cycle by removing VAT on bicycles, tricycles and human powered vehicles and on all cycling parts and spares. Gary Rowing-Parker 8 August 2007 6795 35. Pass legislation to give canoeists and all other users of un-powered craft the free right to navigate all rivers and canals in England and Wales (similar to the right already enjoyed by cyclists to use bridleways, cycle tracks and roads). Roger L. Revell 3 January 2008 6620 36. Get the Health Service and medical profession to accept the WHO classification of ME/CFS as an organic neurological disorder and not as a psychosocial syndrome. Konstanze Allsopp 22 January 2008 6008 37. Upgrade the A1 to dual carriageway between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Morpeth. Kenneth Patterson 3 April 2008 5771 38. Honour Parliament's committment to patient choice by preserving the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital and the service it provides as an integral part of the NHS Carol Boyce 12 July 2007 5724 39. Oppose the addition of any breed or breed type to Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991, to oppose any amendments to the Act which call for the restriction of any breed or type (for instance, muzzling in public) and to oppose any Amnesty which does not run in-line with the 1997 Amendment, which may allow some owners to keep their dogs by having them entered on the Register of Exempt Dogs. Rachel Morrow 9 January 2008 5555 40. Give his personal assurance to British Kidney Cancer Patients that the newly licensed and approved drugs; Sutent (sunitinib) & Nexavar (sorafenib) will be made available to Kidney Cancer patients throughout the United Kingdom on prescription and fully funded by 'our' NHS. Kidney Cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, the standard cancer treatments of chemotherapy/ radiation therapy are not effective against Kidney Cancer (Renal cell Carcinoma). Leading cancer consultants agree that Sutent & Nexavar represent the first real advance in treatment for a hitherto almost untreatable cancer. Rose Woodward 5 February 2008 5379 41. Ignore the petition to repeal the Hunting Act 2004 Matthew Elphinstone-Walker 20 November 2007 5217 42. Stop Manchester Congestion Charging from happening Paul Daly 30 January 2008 5014 43. Stand on his head and juggle ice-cream. Tim Ireland 16 August 2007 4965 44. Introduce tax exemptions for care vouchers to support carers who work Stephen Burke 3 July 2007 4937 45. Cancel the Humber Bridge debt and reduce tolls. Paul Harrop 2 January 2008 4892 46. Ensure every pregnant woman in the UK is offered a reliable test for the Group B Strep bacteria Sarah Hart 19 January 2008 4784 47. Honour the agreement this government signed at the Laeken summit in 2001 to increase state pensions to 40 per cent of the National Average Wage by 2007 Roy Godfrey 26 February 2008 4723 48. Halt plans by the OCR to abolish the Ancient History A-level Jack Lennon 4 April 2008 4648 49. Scrap Lord Carter's Legal Aid Reforms Cathie Halliday 22 January 2008 4446 50. Remove the fixed date of 1972 to qualify as 'historic vehicle' and make the qualifying date on the vehicle's 25th birthday. Stephen Clay MBE 29 July 2007 4290 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------