I’m Joining Tim’s One Per Cent
The debate about the Downing Street e-petition goes like this. 99 per cent say “Doh! What idiots they are at number Ten. They put up an e-petition and the whole country piles in to attack their policies. The smart ones - ie Tim Montgomerie - quietly point out that Downing Street now has 3 million verified e-mail addresses which they can legitimately follow up at Government expense. See this Guardian piece here where Tim makes the point. I can guarantee that if you signed an e-petition in the last two months, you will receive two pieces of Government propaganda in the next two years…