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The Independent View: To sign or not to sign?

Last week, Alix Mortimer suggested that we shouldn’t sign the infamous petition calling for Gordon Brown to resign. Here Kalvis Jansons, the man behind the petition, explains why he created it and what he hopes it will do…

I believe there are two questions, regarding this petition, that everyone in the UK should consider:

(1) Should you sign the petition?

(2) Should you tell others about the petition (whether or not you sign)?

It might surprise many readers to know that, although I believe signing the petition was right for me, I

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