| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:SAVE LAMMAS PARK | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 21/03/25 09:35:00 |
| You do not have to be a resident to sign a petition. In the same way as you do not have to be a resident to object to a planning application or indeed support one. Unless of course, it is a building of significance. Which naturally has a wider appeal When it supported by signatories that reside nowhere near a normal property with an application, particularly a domestic one where probably only those neighbouring properties are affected it becomes questionable. Why would anyone bother? Unless put up to it or indeed making a living from it. Similarly with online consultations. Abused by funded organisations but genuine local people have to jump through hoops and anyone not online barred. Hardly democratic. But given that the same criteria for registration exists with petition organisations like 'Change' which has very creditable criteria for its petition mandates why that it unacceptable for a local authority. What about hand written petitions done in the time honoured way? As for Ealings set up. How do residents without safe internet access or smartphones get to have a say or sign. Note you cannot do this from a communal computer as they remove Ip addresses in multiple. So even though a family of 4 all over 18 are allowed to sign a petition online they can but only one will be counted. But that is not clearly indicated. So when a genuine petition signed by genuine local residents, with names and addresses is presented. Why is that not acceptable? |