Dorothy wrote:
>
> This is a rubbish argument. Three people on this list disagree with
the
> sentiments of the petition: several agree with it. Of the
population of this
> country, whether we consider just England or the whole of the UK,
ONLY one
> million and a few thousand have signed, out of MANY millions who
have not.
> Bearing in mind that many people have no car, many have no
computer, and
> lots and lots will be under age or too old to care, ONE million is
still a
> tiny proportion of the interested parties who would be affected by
a road
> usage charge.
>
> OK?
IMO for all those people to have got off their backside and DONE
something is nothing short of miraculous. Apathy re our political
system and the hope of getting anything changed is eating into the
will of many people, and certainly the young, to get involved with
politics and voting. You only have to look at the falling proportion
of the population who bother to vote in general or local elections to
see proof of that.
If only we could mobilise *just a measly million* people in support
of the SOW petition and SOW aims in general! ;-)
Rgoer
