Jamie got 271.677 signatures - anyone else think thats pants???!!

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There are 60 million people in the uk! I think it's pretty sad that he only got 271,677 signatures. BUT I think he's an absolute superstar for doing what he has and this morning he has gone to Downing Street to be told that school dinners will receive an extra £280million boost, and children will receive 50p per meal. (still doesnt seem much!!)

Good on you Jamie!!!

I very much dislike Ruth Kelly .. saw a wonderfully damning column (can't remember where now) on how she's just not good enough for the job and found myself noddingn along

And the JO programme was recorded over the last 18 months

I hate govt. spin .. they should have done something as soon as they got into power

What do you mean you were in the 300's - you mean in the 300 something signature?

RK may be an MP and have 4 kids but she ain't no yummy mummy!

Oooh, I'm feeling evil today - that's lack of sleep for you!

Jamie Oliver said on the news he got putting al his eggs in one basket - he has a meeting with Tory leader next week to ensure whoever wins the election sorts out the school lunches

Should be "not putting"

yes I signed the petition before it reached 400

Scotland seem to be ahead in having already upped their spending

school meals

I really thought more people would have signed the petition.

Agree that it is blatant electioneering for the government to suddenly 'find' this extra funding but bloody good on Jamie O for getting this subject to the forefront of the political agenda.

Think I was in the 200s [even smugger emoticon]

pooh! and i was all smug cos i was in the 500's!!!

321 me

Jamie Oliver was not the first

Still think he deserves a knighthood though. And so does his wife for living with him.

fgs, maybe they are electioneering but at least they have responded to something which a lot of ordinary people have asked for. What would everyone be saying if they had given no response at all to the tv show or the petition? At least they are doing SOMETHING!!

Anyone else surprised by the story in the Independent today that Jamie Oliver may be the next Tory MP for Arundel?

Or is it just a sick April Fool story ??!!

Um, am prety sure it's an April Fool joke. I did for a few seconds though

I only realised when I searched the Independent website for a link and couldn't find the story.

re the number of people that signed it.

a) yes there are 60 million people in the UK but many of those are children and pensioners

b) 'most' parents are in a two person relationship so chances are only ONE person from each family would have signed

c) Not everyone has internet access, or would have watched the programme - I didn't watch the programme for one

d) If you haven't got kids at school, or you have children at a school where good school meals are already provided where is the incentive to sign it

have you heard of any petitions with more signatures than that? There was a link on the site to official guidelines on petition (the JO site didn't collect addresses but it looks like the government still accepted it) and the nearest one in size was 83,000 signatures against licensing for live music.
here

guidelines on electronic petitions I mean