Thread by @38_degrees

This week we’ve had a lot of people get in touch to ask if @Jacob_Rees_Mogg was right when he said that the only petitions that "count" are the ones on the official gov website. So here's a thread with everything you need to know about online #petitions.📝 (1/7)

Although the perks offered by the official gov website sound good - they aren’t all that they seem. Responses and debates aren’t always necessarily useful!🤔 (2/7)

Unlike independent sites, where petitions can stay live until you win the campaign, the parliament website closes down all petitions that have been live for 6 months. They also reset all their petitions after an election.⏳ (3/7)

There are lots of petitions out there. Unless they are part of a wider campaign - they are unlikely to be taken seriously by people in power. But the official gov petition site doesn’t help you to share petitions or take other actions like writing to MPs or meeting offline. (4/7)

That’s why, despite what some politicians might say - it is generally a lot harder to pressure people in power from the website that they control. (5/7)

Still got questions about where to set up your petition? You can read more about the pros and cons of different petition sites on our blog post here: 38d.gs/ChoosingAPetit….🧡 (6/7)

If you’d like to start your own campaign with 38 Degrees - a UK based not for profit campaigning group - click here:
➡️38d.gs/IWantToStartMy…
And here are tips to help you get started with setting up and managing your campaign:
➡️38d.gs/IWantTips

Good luck!✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽 (7/7)