martin wrote:


When a local authority wanted to close the open air swimming pool last
year a petition signed by 7,500 people protesting was presented to the
mayor. Not bad for a town with a population of 20,000. The pool was
closed.

Oh you cynic! The Faxyourmp.com campaign has had some successes. It
overturned part of the RIP Bill (which as an IT security person is
just one I happen to know about). There are others....