Submitted by James Poxon on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Published on Monday 12th January 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 12th July 2026
Current Signatures: 186
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Abolished ~ abuse ~ democracy ~ freespeech ~ Held ~ Jury ~ Politics ~ Referendum ~ Serves ~ society ~ speech ~ The Authority ~ Years
Hold a referendum on planned changes to trial by jury
We believe the Government has no right to abolish or restrict trial by jury without a referendum.
This is a right that has been held for over 800 years and we think no Government should have the authority to amend it without consent of the people, whom it serves. We believe it has the potential to be abused politically, to erode our democracy, stifle free speech, and incarcerate political opponents and political critics within society.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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