Bring it on! I predict the first the first first petition to get the required number of signatures will be to hold a referendum on withdrawal from the EU. It will be interesting to see how many of our MPs will support that idea.

If this idea ever comes to fruition it will be immediately buried. Our politicians want anything but 'power to the people'.

That was my immediate thought, too. There's probably something in the small print that allows them to ignore requests to set it up though, because it's such an obvious and necessary one.

I saw the PA quote: 'Moves to give the public a say on what new laws are debated in Parliament would put power in the hands of "the obsessed and the fanatical", a Labour MP has said.' and wondered just who was calling us obsessed and fanatical. Methinks said MP was looking in the mirror.

That was my first thought too but Dave H put it more succinctly than I could have.

I propose that the UK immediately cease all payments and withdraw from the European Union. Then Kinnock and all the other politicians who gave away our sovereignty are tried for treason.

i think that the death penalty must and i say must be put back in place because if it is not the murderers and child killers rapists and sex offenders will all be out and up to their old tricks again this way they dont get a second chance at all these horrific crimes . i was raped when i was 12 years old and the police never got the person who did it . I dont want that to happen to anyone else and for them to have to go throught then what i did and even now i cannot get it out of my mind it will prevent them doing it again and protect the innocent . the criminals have moire rights than the victims and this is not right

"and the police never got the person who did it"

How would this prevent another incident happening, the police didn't catch him to kill him. An eye for an eye is the preserve of third world dictators. Consider the miscarriages of justice, all proven innocent, but under this system would be dead. A campaign for victim's rights would be a better approach, in all circumstances the victim still exists.

I'm so sorry to hear you had that experience. In the States there was a march recently with over 300 people who are all murder victims families and victims/survivors of crime where the person had not been caught. They marched to end the death penalty because each time they asked police to investigate/re-open the cases they were told the funding wasnt there because so much money is used for the death penalty. It cost 2-6 times more depending on which state.

Death penalty has got to return.  Our jails are packed with murderers, some of them serial killers. They cost the country millions of pounds which we can't afford.  Hang them or administer lethal drugs - this applies to those already in jail. Clear them out.f5

This is a stupid and populist attempt, to keep in touch with 'the people'. The better organised will drive the agenda, legalise drugs, bring back hanging, exit europe, immigration etc. All the usual ranters will have a voice, its not what the people think its allowing a minority agenda to take centre stage. under 2% of the population can make a difference, some democracy!