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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to force internet service providers to filter 'text' speak, and thus improve the literacy of modern Britain. More details

Submitted by Dr Gideon Ceefax – Deadline to sign up by: 14 May 2010 – Signatures: 12

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More details from petition creator

Text speak is a ridiculous form of communication, which looks extremely unsightly and makes those who use it appear to have the intelligence of a pre-pubescent teenage girl. Such nonsense should be corrected at the ISP level with the correct Commonwealth English version of the word, as enjoyed in Gentlemens' clubs up and down this fair isle.

Literacy is essential for us to become the world leader in the technology industry. If you continue to tolerate this text speak menace, Britain will soon become an isle of simpletons, unable to even compete in World Snooker, let alone in the global economy.

Current signatories

Dr Gideon Ceefax, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • Dave Phillips
  • Dr Philip Hadley
  • Paul Kemble
  • Leanne Nye
  • Cameron Keyte
  • Ian Kings
  • Jamie Kingston Fisherprice Gideon Desmond Kafka Horace Sigmund Amelia Quranquran Oliver
  • Helen Crabtree
  • Frances Young
  • Alice Dexter
  • Mark Joseph
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