Rejected petition Rescind plan to stop publicly funded institutions boycotting unethical companies

Under a new government plan all publicly funded institutions will lose the freedom to refuse to buy goods and services from companies involved in the arms trade, fossil fuels, tobacco products or Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

This is an unacceptable attack on local democracy.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/121704

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Date submitted 15 February 2016
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