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Con-Dem ministers censor 1,800 E-petitions
Coalition shuts down two a day in bid to stifle dissent

David Cameron’s claim to lead the most open government ever is collapsing today as the Morning Star can reveal that over 1,800 official government e-petitions have been shut down.

The Tory Prime Minister promised to throw open Whitehall’s corridors of power to the people before walking into Downing Street in 2010.

His Con-Dem government established an official petitions website in July 2011 in a bid to prove its commitment to improving Britain’s democracy.

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