Govt Petition site Call an Election
Discussion
coldel said:
Basically losers having a whinge
Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As the saying goes ‘Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser’.Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As I said earlier in the thread I signed the petition. Not because I expected or even really wanted a GE but to send a message to the sad bunch of idiots running our country.
The government has social media analysts, comms teams, media monitors. They know what the countries view of them is, and in addition, they can compare this data with benchmarks of other sentiment be it positive negative or somewhere in the middle. This is so much more meaningful than a one dimensional online poll.
The petition is something which has no benchmark, it has no context, and given the brexit losers petition moan, the Tories 2022 in power petition moan, this is just another in a line of petitions of people that will just moan when they lose. 3m people dont like Labour in an online one sided poll is going to send no message at all that they don't already know.
If you really feel that strongly, then do something more than bang out your name and post code on a screen. Get out there and do something proactive, demonstrate, work with your local MPs to get proper messages across. Find data that shows how this has negatively affected you and your constituency and present it. If you really feel that strongly about sending a message.
The petition is something which has no benchmark, it has no context, and given the brexit losers petition moan, the Tories 2022 in power petition moan, this is just another in a line of petitions of people that will just moan when they lose. 3m people dont like Labour in an online one sided poll is going to send no message at all that they don't already know.
If you really feel that strongly, then do something more than bang out your name and post code on a screen. Get out there and do something proactive, demonstrate, work with your local MPs to get proper messages across. Find data that shows how this has negatively affected you and your constituency and present it. If you really feel that strongly about sending a message.
coldel said:
The government has social media analysts, comms teams, media monitors. They know what the countries view of them is, and in addition, they can compare this data with benchmarks of other sentiment be it positive negative or somewhere in the middle. This is so much more meaningful than a one dimensional online poll.
The petition is something which has no benchmark, it has no context, and given the brexit losers petition moan, the Tories 2022 in power petition moan, this is just another in a line of petitions of people that will just moan when they lose. 3m people dont like Labour in an online one sided poll is going to send no message at all that they don't already know.
If you really feel that strongly, then do something more than bang out your name and post code on a screen. Get out there and do something proactive, demonstrate, work with your local MPs to get proper messages across. Find data that shows how this has negatively affected you and your constituency and present it. If you really feel that strongly about sending a message.
You don’t like petitions, fair enough.The petition is something which has no benchmark, it has no context, and given the brexit losers petition moan, the Tories 2022 in power petition moan, this is just another in a line of petitions of people that will just moan when they lose. 3m people dont like Labour in an online one sided poll is going to send no message at all that they don't already know.
If you really feel that strongly, then do something more than bang out your name and post code on a screen. Get out there and do something proactive, demonstrate, work with your local MPs to get proper messages across. Find data that shows how this has negatively affected you and your constituency and present it. If you really feel that strongly about sending a message.
bad company said:
coldel said:
Basically losers having a whinge
Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As the saying goes ‘Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser’.Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As I said earlier in the thread I signed the petition. Not because I expected or even really wanted a GE but to send a message to the sad bunch of idiots running our country.
It's quite possible that the lack of traction by the petition might make them think things aren't really that bad.
Countdown said:
bad company said:
coldel said:
Basically losers having a whinge
Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As the saying goes ‘Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser’.Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As I said earlier in the thread I signed the petition. Not because I expected or even really wanted a GE but to send a message to the sad bunch of idiots running our country.
It's quite possible that the lack of traction by the petition might make them think things aren't really that bad.
Countdown said:
bad company said:
coldel said:
Basically losers having a whinge
Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As the saying goes ‘Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser’.Which happens every time
Since elections began
Just this time they started a petition with a stupid title
But then again if the petition was called “petition to show how much of a bunch of bad losers we are” it might not have gotten so much traction either
As I said earlier in the thread I signed the petition. Not because I expected or even really wanted a GE but to send a message to the sad bunch of idiots running our country.
It's quite possible that the lack of traction by the petition might make them think things aren't really that bad.
After only 100 days 60% disapproved of Labour's record in government with 47% of those who voted Labour disappointed with the gov't. Things aren't good, for sure. The idea that things aren't really that bad for Labour is pure sausages.
119 said:
Are there any statistics showing the current split between voters?
There won’t be on the actual petition although as I mentioned earlier- You Gov had done some polling and 48% people supported the idea of a GE although this increased to 81% of Reform voters and 77% Conservative voters.No surprises there really is there?
turbobloke said:
The 'lack of traction' and 'things aren't really that bad' were good for a giggle. 2,917,657 signatures after only 10 days in a petition closing 20 May 2025, Labour are behind the Tories in 3 of the 5 polls 21 to 28 Nov, Starmer is less popular than Farage.
After only 100 days 60% disapproved of Labour's record in government with 47% of those who voted Labour disappointed with the gov't. Things aren't good, for sure. The idea that things aren't really that bad for Labour is pure sausages.
And yet, they are here until 2029 regardless.After only 100 days 60% disapproved of Labour's record in government with 47% of those who voted Labour disappointed with the gov't. Things aren't good, for sure. The idea that things aren't really that bad for Labour is pure sausages.
I'm all for holding a useless government to account. I did it for the last few useless Tory ones, and will do for a useless Labour one, but the thought that there will be another general election before the due date unless Starmer 'goes Sunak' is a bonkers notion.
coldel said:
JuanCarlosFandango said:
I think it's wrong to see the Tories as the only alternative. There's a significant group of people who are glad the Tories got kicked out but in no way see Starmer and his party as any kind of answer. They just bring more of the same lies, incompetence and corruption. By votes and vote share it was a dismal campaign. They got a huge haul of seats because of low turn out and the absolute melt down of Conservative votes, but fewer votes than Corbyn. Barely more than Miliband in 2015.
So in the same way that if the young vote had turned out for the EU referendum stay would have won by a mile, so by your rationale the brexit out vote was a function of turn out also. I get it now.
ked and / or a waste of time. It seems they are mostly correct.TX.
19.09 yesterday
It’s important to realise the level of fkwittery out there. 6m fkwits for anti-brexit and now 3m fkwits for another GE. The level of fkwittery seems to be falling and once again I have hope for this country.
It’s important to keep an eye on these things. For the good of the country you understand.And?
valiant said:
don'tbesilly said:
For someone who has little to zero interest in the petition and someone who has stated it will come to nothing (correct & has always been the case), your updates on the progress of the number/s signing is very much appreciated, checking on both an hourly and daily basis is also quite impressive.
I’ll look forward to the next update, same time tomorrow?
Yep. No problem. I’ll look forward to the next update, same time tomorrow?
It’s important to realise the level of f
kwittery out there. 6m fkwits for anti-brexit and now 3m fkwits for another GE. The level of fkwittery seems to be falling and once again I have hope for this country.It’s important to keep an eye on these things. For the good of the country you understand.
Castrol for a knave said:
I am outraged, outraged I tell you, that Keir Starmer has not turned around 14 years of disinvestment and fkwittery in 4 months.
The petition is like the circulation number on the header of the Daily Mail, it's a running total of fkwits in the uk**
The true f*ckwits in the UK, were those who voted for labour, thinking they would be any better than the useless tories, when the first few months of the labour administration have proven, that labour are in fact worse, much, much worse.kwittery in 4 months.The petition is like the circulation number on the header of the Daily Mail, it's a running total of f
kwits in the uk**- . When a right winger says something like this, it is "saying it as it is". When anyone left of Andrew Mitchell says it, it's "sneering metropolitan elites".
Pan Pan Pan said:
The true f*ckwits in the UK, were those who voted for labour, thinking they would be any better than the useless tories, when the first few months of the labour administration have proven, that labour are in fact worse, much, much worse.
In fairness - there weren't that many that did.It's just that there was nobody worth voting for.
The biggest f
kwits were probably those who voted Reform as every one of those I've spoken to actually believed the policies were viable.I think many just didn't believe Labour could be as bad as they're turning out to be.
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