Mr GW here (apparently, I thought I had another name but there you go),
Folks were a little quick on the draw signing up and thus I couldn't edit a couple of typos I saw in it.
Yes it is wordy and I apologise for that but I wanted it to be set appart from the other similar petitions. It is primarily to support Fran but I'm afraid that would have just gathered a simple "we cannot comment on individual cases" type response.
I felt it was important to tie it into the Early Day Motion and to as many pieces of relevant information as possible. Each point raised in the petition has a chance of being addressed if we get sufficient signatures. The more points there to be answered, the more answers and the more ammunition the public, the press, the backbenchers and the opposition have to hit them with.
Most of all I felt it was important to raise the issues in an emotive way as one has to hope that somewhere in the Prime Minister's office there is a human being rather than just a politican (no offence meant John) who may read this and decide to look into it all a bit more.
I also felt it important to add balance. Please note that if you sign up you are agreeing that you recognise that circumstances do occur when children need to be removed from their parents. I felt it was important to recognise that. I balance that off with the assertion that sometimes support is a better issue and that adoption targets should be scrapped (surely fostering/family must be a first step to allow people to straighten out their lives, it can happen).
If you agree with the petition (even if you don't like how it is worded but agree with the points raised in it) please sign it and pass it on. Remember to click on the link in the email number 10 will send you otherwise you will not be added to it.
If you wish to post a similar petition to raise points you feel I may have missed or that you feel are more pertenant then please start one and I will happily sign and promote it too.
Please also ask your MP to sign it.
A point to note if you are starting a petition on there. Part of the reason for the dreadful wordiness of it is a weird limitation of the system. The petition itself has a seemingly unlimited character count but the details section (where one would be expected to be able to expound and back up your petition in greater detail) has a very limited character count.
Thank you all and, of course, good luck Fran our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Alan