- Newsnight
- 12 Feb 07, 04:50 PM
What should the US and Britain do about the Iran problem? Also, Stephanie Flanders on inflation; and we discuss whether or not petitions are actually a good indicator of public opinion.
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- Newsnight
- 12 Feb 07, 01:05 PM
More than a million people have signed the online petition, hosted by Downing Streetβs website, against plans to introduce road pricing in the UK.
But are these βunprecedentedβ numbers not quite as remarkable as they appear? In Mondayβs programme Newsnight will be asking how good an indicator of public opinion such petitions really are.
And by way of illustration, weβre giving you the chance to support a petition that was reportedly rejected by the Downing Street website because it was outside the remit of the Government. .
You can let us know what you think of these issues here. Can petitions truly reflect public opinion?
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