20 April 2007
We’ve introduced a new way for you to see what e-petitions are being published on our site.
A dedicated RSS feed will keep you in touch with the latest petitions and allow you to add your signature to the big issues of the day.
Our popular e-petitions service has been a huge success since it launched in November 2006 and there are thousands of petitions already up and running.
But because petitions are opening and closing all the time on the site, and there are so many of them, it can be hard for people to keep up with what’s new or of interest.
Users have asked to be kept informed of the latest petitions, suggesting an email service, but we felt this would be rather a cumbersome solution.
So instead we’ve introduced an RSS feed.
What are RSS feeds?
RSS is short for Really Simple Syndication. It’s an XML file that can be read by special feed reading software or a web service you can use from your browser. Put the address of our petitions RSS feed into your reader, and it will display the latest petitions, each one with a link to take you direct to the petition.
That means you can keep in touch with the latest petitions and add your signature to the millions who have already added their name to petitions on this website. It’s a quick way of seeing what’s new.
How do I use them?
You will need a RSS feed reader or "aggregator" to access the feeds. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you know when something new has appeared.
Some readers run on the desktop such as RSS Aggregator, Omea, or FeedReader. But readers also now appear in the latest versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as some email applications.
Once you’ve chosen your reader, all you have to do is add the feeds by dragging one of the addresses below into your reader.
Download a list of readers (opens in new window)- Open by date http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/rss/list/open?sort=date
- Closed by date http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/rss/list/closed?sort=date
- Rejected by date http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/rss/list/rejected?sort=date
- Downing Street News http://www.number-10.gov.uk/rss/rss.asp
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