Petition · past parliament

Knight whoever Tweeted ‘Arrogant and offensive’ from the @UKCivilService account

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

At 17.53 on Sunday, May 24, an unknown person Tweeted from the @UKCivilService account ‘Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?’
Whoever is found to have written and posted this deserves to be recognised formally.
The appropriate civil servant should be knighted or otherwise commended.
Ideally the formal presentation of this award will be done publicly, by Dominic Cummings.

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Timeline

24 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Jun 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.