Petition · past parliament
Close down petition.parliament.uk
Closed
148 signatures
What the petition asks
The petition to end all petitions. Literally.
This website is a farce. People use it for posting jokes, and things that will never, ever be considered by government.
Not only that - the threshold for government response is so low, it’s undemocratic; yet few petitions even reach this pitiful level.
This website is a farce. People use it for posting jokes, and things that will never, ever be considered by government.
Not only that - the threshold for government response is so low, it’s undemocratic; yet few petitions even reach this pitiful level.
To summarise, nobody, or - at most - incredibly few people treat petition.parliament.uk seriously, and the government certainly don’t.
The “Ban Donald Trump” petition - seen as a joke by signatories. The “legalise cannabis” and “sack Jeremy Hunt” petitions - seen as jokes by the government.
What purpose, other than theatre, can a website that achieves nothing serve?
The “Ban Donald Trump” petition - seen as a joke by signatories. The “legalise cannabis” and “sack Jeremy Hunt” petitions - seen as jokes by the government.
What purpose, other than theatre, can a website that achieves nothing serve?
Timeline
| 14 Dec 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
148
Status
Closed
Opened
14 Dec 2015
Closed
14 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.