Public Petitions Update from the Vale

If you read my blog post about how high (over 15,000 signatures!) the threshold was set at the County Council for presenting a petition to trigger a debate at full council, you should be pleased to discover that the Vale of White Horse District Council set a much more sensible number. At the last full Council meeting on 14th July, Liberal Democrats' amendment set the amount at 500 signatures to be consistent with our amendment at the County Council. Fortunately, Liberal Democrats run the Vale of White Horse District Council and as such the amendment was accepted - as it turned out supported by Conservatives in opposition! Pity they don't liaise with their colleagues at County Hall.