What is the minimum number of signatures a petition needs if it is to count?
August 4th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized by Tom Papworth
Official government petitions websites often throw up amusing moments: readers may recall the proposal that the Government change the National Anthem to Gold by Spandau Ballet in time for the 2012 Olympics.
I couldn’t help but raise a smile at Petition no. 65, calling for the government to lower the threshold for the number of signatures required for a petition to be considered. Okay, you can debate whether 100,000 or 50,000 signatures is the right number, but surely there’s a lower limit, right?
