Rejected petition Stop refering to the financial markets as if they were voters

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The government should stop making reference to the market's view of potential decisions on public policy. The markets do not posses a vote and are not democratically accountable bodies and as such should not be spoken of as having an opinion which should impact on publc policy and decision making.

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 10 November 2011
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