Petitions on the U.K. government stay active for six months. The rules state that at 10,000 signatures, a petition on the government gets considered for debate. At 100,000, it gets a government response. The pe
which sets the legislative programme of the Government. Prorogation differs from dissolution of Parliament, which is followed by a general election to elect a new House of Commons and approve a new government. Similarly, prorogation differs from adjournment of the House ...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/573209 “Trigger Article 16. We want unfettered GB-NI Trade. Her Majesty’s Government must immediately remove any impediment or barrier to unfettered trade within the United Kingdom. After just one month, Northern Ireland is suffering real economic and soci...
First, the UK government has its own petition website. The petitions hosted on there are explicitly directed to the government, and as such they are a very explicit form of unconventional political participation. Second, online petitions are widely used; Hansard reports that 28% of the public ...
Digital technologies could also play a role in allowing decision-makers to elicit and cheaply incorporate mass public views. The UK government re-established an official online petitions site in 2015, where citizens can lodge proposals for issues to be reviewed by Parliament. Any petition gaining 1...
showing the results of my weekly 4,000-sample surveys tracking the intensity of each party’s support among different kinds of voters, crucial measures like best Prime Minister, preference of government, best party on Brexit and what people have noticed in the news, as well as the reaction to...
Aspreviously discussed on Democratic Audit, the coming referendum on Scottish independence raises a number of important constitutional issues. However, it also raises some more fundamental moral questions. Point four of the Scottish Government’spolicy memorandumstates that the referendum should “be (and...
showing the results of my weekly 4,000-sample surveys tracking the intensity of each party’s support among different kinds of voters, crucial measures like best Prime Minister, preference of government, best party on Brexit and what people have noticed in the news, as well as the reaction to...
11.4.9. Local government transparency code 11.4.10. Financial publications 11.4.11. Lets talk budget 11.5. Strategies, plans and policies 11.5.1. Strategies 11.5.1.1. Housing 11.5.1.2. Environment 11.5.1.2.1. Environmental policy 11.5.1.2.2. Air quality management ...
At the beginning of the coalition government in 2015, David Cameron had set the immigration targets of reducing the intake by 10s of 1000s. This goal has never been realized as the net annual immigration to the UK stands at around 240,000. The UK Home Office has meanwhile argued that UK...