The idea that government can be better informed by e-petitions had me checking to see how enthusiastic are the citizens of Torbay for this very 21st century form of democracy. Only three such petitions have been attempted since the invention of the internet, the most popular being one asking (322 supporters.) The least popular, and this is possibly a national record, is the petition to Torbay Council complaining about Total number of supporters: nil.
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