On 25/03/2014 22:29, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Guy > > As you will have seen I have signed it but have no faith whatsoever in > it or any other petition > > I looked at the stats on petitions a short while back and confess I did > not come up with your results, in fact I did not find one petition that > affected policy > > As I said I wish it well but will be highly surprised if it hits its target > > Its likelihood of success will be known in days > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Neither I nor anyone else (as far as I know) can see who signed the petition it is all confidential. Stats on earlier petitions may be found at www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06450.pdf‎ With the outcome of earlier petitions at *http://tinyurl.com/qhwg5j9* Some of the claims are obtuse and there are obviously other actions associated with the final outcome. Apparently UK citizens can vote even when living abroad. I don't know if the petition will make a difference but I intend to give it a try. We at the campaign are trying or hardest to get the Historic Registers open (those over 100 years old) the petition is just one aspect of the campaign. We are contacting MPs, magazines & other media, the Federation of Family History Societies, the Society of Genealogists, friends, enemys, etc. anyone who can write, email or talk. The legislation is in place to allow it. The Registrars General since at least the start of the 20th century have been working towards it. A Royal Commission was in favour of it. A consultation review was in favour of it. Members of Parliament were in favour of it. Both Labour and Conservative governments have been in favour of it. Throughout the years there has been support for open historic registers from all parties in the House of Commons but little action. We hope to change that and change the support action and action into law. With your help we will succeed. Do not forget *These registers are your heritage. They are archived for your information Please help to make it Easier and Cheaper to access them* Cheers Guy

Hi Guy It used to be the case that anyone could see the names of those signing but no more detail, I am quite sure you did not have to give an address, my reluctance to give an address is going on previous experience of history of the security employed by the government (ie very little) I read the information on outcomes of previous petitions, I am yet to be convinced any of them changed anything However I support the principal of the petition you started and wish you and us well with it I see it was mentioned on British Genes blog and facebook and no doubt there will be more publicity to come I do thank you for your previous campaigns on the census and 1939 national identity, no one can doubt the work you put in and the help you have given others, not forgetting your marvellous web site which I use often <http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/index.htm> So once again good luck with it, despite my own reservations Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > I don't know if the petition will make a difference but I intend to give > it a try. > We at the campaign are trying or hardest to get the Historic Registers > open (those over 100 years old) the petition is just one aspect of the > campaign. > We are contacting MPs, magazines & other media, the Federation of Family > History Societies, the Society of Genealogists, friends, enemys, etc. > anyone who can write, email or talk. > > The legislation is in place to allow it. > The Registrars General since at least the start of the 20th century have > been working towards it. > A Royal Commission was in favour of it. > A consultation review was in favour of it. > Members of Parliament were in favour of it. > Both Labour and Conservative governments have been in favour of it. > > Throughout the years there has been support for open historic registers > from all parties in the House of Commons but little action. > We hope to change that and change the support action and action into law. > > With your help we will succeed. > > Do not forget > > *These registers are your heritage. > They are archived for your information > Please help to make it Easier and Cheaper to access them* > > Cheers > Guy