Ramifications for politicians that misuse statistics.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum has made it clearer than ever that politicians misrepresent information to exploit the public. This is grossly unethical as voters have an absolute right to good quality information before they make their choice.

Currently, there are no ramifications for politicians that lie to us, this needs to change; we need consequences for politicians that lie. We need to make a step towards good quality information and facts to base our decisions on when voting in referendums and elections. A better informed public may lead to better voting turns outs and a greater trust in politicians, possibly a far greater interest in the political process and, more importantly, better choices for our country.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

There are already a number of petitions open on the site which call for certain consequences when politicians mislead the public, e.g. this one:

Enact a law making deception and lying by politicians a criminal offence.

Timeline

26 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
8 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Jul 2016

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