Hi, thought this might be of general interest to the list given we're powering Number 10's currently-turned-off ePetitions system:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/23/number_10_petitions_website/ UK.gov insists e-petitions won't be ditched Dave says one thing, Cabinet Office another ... A Cabinet Office spokesman told The Register that it was never the intention of Fox’s report to make direct reference to Number 10’s e-petition site, which has been in stasis since the ConDem Coalition came to power in May this year. “Martha Lane Fox didn’t mention it and never was going to,” he told us. That’s despite the fact that Prime Minister David Cameron told Labour MP Luciana Berger in Parliament on 16 November that a response about the site would be detailed in Fox’s report. ... (that's http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2010-11-16a.24078.h&s=2010-11-16..2010-11-16+speaker:10777#g24078.r0 if you're interested) Other links (probably devoid of ePetition-specific) info http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2010/101122-defaultdigital.aspx - official info http://www.marthalanefox.com/ - author's take on it. Dave
_______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
