Petition · past parliament
Give citizens of the UK the ability to initiate their own nation-wide referenda.
Closed
40 signatures
What the petition asks
After an appropriate sized petition is raised, of maybe 400,000 people, a nation-wide referendum is called to annul any act of parliament, law or treaty in effect within the UK.
The word democracy stems from the Greek word, dēmokratía, comprising two parts: dêmos "people" and kratos "power". Without a demos, there is no democracy. But people without power is not democracy either.
Our current system of government is known as "representative democracy". That phrase is a misuse of the word democracy. People do not hold power: that system cannot by definition be a democracy.
Our current system of government is known as "representative democracy". That phrase is a misuse of the word democracy. People do not hold power: that system cannot by definition be a democracy.
Timeline
| 20 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
40
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Apr 2016
Closed
20 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.