We eventually managed to get 6,000 signatures and, strangely enough, most of them via paper copies of the petition. And that was enough for the Petitions Committee at the Scottish Parliament to take the issue forward.

So hopefully we will see something being done about the cost of fuel in the islands.

Maybe the number of online signatories (which eventually reached about 2,500) tells us a little bit about how many people go online in the islands, or at least how many engage in island issues online. Maybe they’re all too busy ordering food from Tesco and jeans from Next!

But they did sign in large numbers when the petition was in front of them on local shop and Post Office counters, so I guess that does say that the issue is an emotive one.

Maybe our next petition should be to ensure that local people engage with local issues when they connect to the internet?

Thanks for highlighting our campaign and for your support.