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But you wouldnt sign it anyway, regardless of who started it.

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although clearly our positions on the issues are very different.

I might have considered signing it if it hadn't been authored by a plate baron

The consultation paper as it stands effects wholesale change to the taxi and private hire trades when only a tightening up of both trades is required. It is a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

The benefits it creates do not outweigh the damage and harm it causes socially, environmentally and financially.

Whilst I believe the Law Commission means well, I do not believe they have the understanding or knowledge of the trades to make informed recommendations and decisions.

I therefore respectfully ask the House to debate this issue forthwith.

I can understand anybody not wanting to help a plate baron but at the end of the day the plate baron put the petition there and unless people either start another petition or sign the current one the LC will continue it's clean sweep of the taxi/ph trade without so much as care as to the results of their endevours. Just a thought

Indeed, but I doubt if Parliament will debate it at this point anyway, or whether there's a lot of point in having a debate at this point.

The politicians will just say that it's at the consultation stage, so there's no point in discussing it until there's something more concrete in the pipeline.

At this stage it's probably a better idea just to get on with a submission to the consultation rather than hoping that Parliament will stage a debate on it.