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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to not bail out mortgage holders and mortgage lenders with my taxes. More details

Submitted by Ian Caldwell – Deadline to sign up by: 18 November 2007 – Signatures: 337

Petition update, 03 January 2008

You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "not bail out mortgage holders and mortgage lenders with my taxes."

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page14131.asp

Prime Minister's Office

More details from petition creator

As a responsible citizen, I do not believe it is right for you to ask me to pay for the City's financial excesses, especially since a bailout encourages lenders to continue making predatory loans, with the assumption that taxpayers are on the hook. Any proposed bailout will only reward lenders and borrowers who acted irresponsibly, and it will punish people who work hard and diligently manage their finances by not buying houses which they cannot afford. The banks profited hugely on the upside, they absolutely deserve the losses that stem from their failure to exercise good judgment in their investment decisions. The housing market has begun a process of correction. This is necessary in order to keep housing affordable in the long-term. Let the market correct so we can achieve stability and affordability again.

Current signatories

Ian Caldwell, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • c.alcott
  • Matt
  • Rob Carter
  • Adam Spragg
  • Lee Jones
  • Charles Morelli
  • Richard Bunker
  • Oscar Fitch-Roy
  • Patrick Craig
  • A.Tiani
  • Stephen Bird
  • A Palmer
  • Terry Davoren
  • Steven Siller
  • Ben Chapman
  • John Lynch
  • Tony N
  • David Cole
  • Sally Underwod
  • Anil Vasisht
  • C. Buck
  • James Jones
  • Michael Mol
  • Ian Ogden
  • Mahesh Chordia
  • H Carville
  • Roger Barber
  • Mike Holmes
  • James Taylor
  • andrew morris
  • Steven Gales
  • Neil Miller
  • Dr D Gangardt
  • Ian Miell
  • S Chave
  • Donald Taylor
  • Phil Lewis
  • justine marklew
  • Charlotte Young
  • matthew murray
  • Richard Barge
  • Peter Franks
  • Andrew McAnerney
  • P Dobson
  • Charlie Vaughan
  • Chris Tickner
  • Joanna Marshall
  • Pete Davies
  • sean bolger
  • mike smith
  • Ross Ashcroft
  • Bill Hall
  • Dr Matthew T Brook
  • Richard Barber
  • R Judge
  • Kevin Maude
  • DAVID HILL
  • Jerry Griffiths
  • John Fitzpatrick
  • Andrew Wilby
  • Dr T James
  • David Smith
  • Paul Kelly
  • Mark
  • Philip Chung
  • Nicholas Labuschagne
  • d. yu
  • Gustav Teleberg
  • S Ockford
  • David Woolger
  • Mark Robertson
  • M Raine
  • J Yates
  • Alexander McKenzie
  • Robert Honeybourne
  • robin g lovatt
  • James Titcombe
  • Dr M P Ormsby
  • Scott MacGregor Bulloch
  • Lloyd Cardoza
  • paul russell
  • Mike Barratt
  • Anita Brookes
  • Jo Radley
  • Neil Henderson
  • Ian Hart
  • Mike Tortolano
  • Allan Miller
  • ian hunt
  • Joel Simon
  • Jemma Miller
  • Marc Jones
  • steven lycett
  • Andy Lewis
  • sean cowell
  • Iain Hughes
  • James Rowley
  • stuart fisk
  • Stuart McIntosh
  • kaftan miah
  • Deane Bridges
  • Ashley Childs
  • MJ Brodie
  • Steven Parnell
  • Ross McGregor
  • Mark Lawrence
  • Gareth Doyle
  • B Walsh
  • R. Gulliver
  • Andrew Montgomery
  • Conall Boyle
  • JON TRAQUAIR
  • Benjamin Roberts
  • Frank MacDonald
  • matt law
  • Dick King
  • S King
  • John Taylor
  • Andy King
  • Michael Irven
  • Anna Whittlesea
  • Steve Bassett
  • Walter Divisi
  • Adam B
  • Ross F
  • Norah White
  • Darren Heslop
  • Matthew Banbury
  • Christopher Winter
  • James Kempton
  • martin fogg
  • william pittey
  • cheryl mackay
  • David Maclean
  • M Dowell
  • MARK
  • Daniel Winter
  • James Hughes
  • Nicholas Elmslie
  • steve mcnab
  • Duncan Farthing
  • S Knight
  • Eric
  • Nicholas Marks
  • Adrian Thomson
  • Carl
  • David Rowland
  • Andrew McKenzie
  • Darren Iversen
  • Daniel Jones
  • Mohammed Ahmed
  • Bryan Sturgess
  • jennifer I Deegan
  • Dr Jon Whale
  • Mark Evans
  • Ian Mowlam
  • Marcus Glading
  • Maya Winter
  • James Rose
  • Frances Pearman
  • simon foster
  • M S Clinton
  • Mark Norwood
  • David Burdon
  • Mr. B Bains
  • John Winton III
  • T Ghosh
  • Mark Craft
  • Paul Conroy
  • Jamie Woodward
  • Barry Mercer
  • N Williamson
  • H L Thomas
  • Mike Anderson
  • R. Archer
  • Laurance Allen
  • Agnetha Cooper
  • Andrew Haisley
  • Tim Hunter
  • Stephen Quincey
  • Nick Torrington
  • Marcus Stafford - Darling Just Killed The Pound
  • Paul Cahill
  • Kevin Kerr
  • Lisa Cahill
  • Nathan Hobbs
  • George Bain
  • Scott O'Flaherty
  • Carl Longley
  • Concerned TaxPayer
  • Garry Bartie
  • SCarrington
  • Simon Barker
  • simon bean
  • Anthony Sims
  • philip harris
  • john wiltshire
  • David Ward
  • M. Kerr
  • Racheal Manley
  • T Sparks
  • Steve Caney
  • A. Miracle
  • robert chamberlain
  • Matt Ward
  • Paul Hopkins
  • Mark MacDougall
  • Philip Greenwood
  • Chris Lacey
  • D Waugh
  • lets stigmatize personal debt
  • David Hill
  • Robin Tipling
  • Richard Redmond
  • mark burlison
  • David Rose
  • chris gardner
  • Nina Milner
  • daniel cahill
  • s.Bush
  • r.james
  • Chris Hobbs
  • G. Eavis
  • Harvey Kelly
  • Alan Parker
  • J Feiler
  • Mark Sweeney
  • Peter Allan - too narrow; don't bail out ANYBODY for their mistakes
  • Adam Christie-Grant - Northern Rocks annual bonus's convinced me to sign
  • Colin May
  • Andy Robinson
  • kalpesh panchal
  • Ingrid Morelli
  • Molly Scott Cato
  • garry Hill
  • Thomas Ward
  • Sarah Marsh
  • Andy - You may as well post a cheque to every over-hyped hedge fund in 'The City'.
  • Jean Garrett
  • l nicholson
  • Jamie Allen
  • Bryan Lawrence
  • Antonia Stone
  • Douglas
  • PaulMilner
  • zhiming chen
  • Stephen Mainwaring
  • Geoff
  • Des McKee
  • mark
  • Robert Upham
  • Peter Knowles
  • Martha Knowles
  • anne reckless
  • jo mcgrory
  • M.Symons
  • Joseph Dyke
  • Clare Lynch
  • David Pollack
  • James Stephenson
  • Rob Henwood
  • Ricardo Sanchez
  • Simon Clayton
  • Wayne Barwick
  • PAUL GATE
  • lionel ashley vye
  • Brian Leslie
  • Graham Boyd
  • Dr David Scott
  • Ben Robins
  • Gary Behan
  • R.Moseley
  • richard waddington
  • Stephen Bennett
  • David McKnight
  • d porritt
  • Tim Callaghan
  • mike mcknight
  • John Dunbavin
  • Neil Brooker
  • Carl Jackson
  • Richard Pelling
  • Derek R Allum
  • Frank Harvey Little
  • jimmy|D
  • Oliver White
  • Danielle McCash
  • graham ellis williams
  • Ashley Mercer
  • n macleod
  • Oliver
  • Fuchsia Arnold
  • rguyver
  • Nigel Whitehead
  • Andrew Halstead
  • russell tilsed
  • richard gwatkin
  • Christopher Hills
  • Andrew Goodfellow
  • Alex Brown
  • Graham Pitt
  • L Stafford
  • Alec Bickerton
  • Sara Claridge
  • Tony Marshall
  • L Mckay
  • Graeme Tait
  • Peter Wilkins
  • Lis Wilkins
  • N Thorne
  • Paul Dale
  • neil perham
  • David Lammiman
  • Stephen Simmons
  • Greg Saunders
  • PAUL PIPER
  • Alan Mint
  • Paul Brierley
  • Jonathan Bryce
  • Dr Fabrice Retkowsky
  • Jason Phillips
  • Isuru De Thabrew
  • Penny Allen
  • stuart lemanski
  • Mark Downs
  • Guy Fuller
  • Frazer Thomson
  • Stuart Leather
  • Alex Mogford
  • Ann Connal
  • John Ennew
  • PETER HOWARD
  • Anthony Burke
  • Geoffrey May
  • Don Cross
  • Sara Tait

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