On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:07:42 +0000, Tim Ward wrote: <m.menard@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:11cf88ac-17f6-48b8-9d4b-48ac634d5195@u72g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/rivercam/ I'm not sure what anyone thinks petitioning the prime minister is likely to achieve. Is there any evidence that a petition on that site has ever actually influenced

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:07:42 +0000, Tim Ward wrote: <m.menard@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:11cf88ac-17f6-48b8-9d4b-48ac634d5195@u72g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/rivercam/ I'm not sure what anyone thinks petitioning the prime minister is likely to achieve. How's the petition to abolish the petition website going? I'd look it up, except

Hello, my name is Melanie, I am new to this group. I swim virtually every day in this part of the river, it is my special place to escape from the trepidations of modern life and I do not want to see it spoilt by consumerism. The argument that these motorised punts are needed because normal punts are too slow and expensive is senseless: it takes 20 minutes of walk along a pleasant footpath to