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The success of our Final Say petition shows the value of newspapers campaigning for important causes

Newspapers should, it is occasionally argued, do nothing more than report the news and allow readers to do what they choose with the information they obtain thereby

Will Gore
Monday 29 October 2018 01:55 GMT
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When The Independent launched its Final Say campaign in July, we hoped and believed that it would gain significant traction. But we could not know that just three months later a million people would have signed our petition; and that 700,000 would have turned out for a march to demand a further vote over Britain’s future relationship with the EU.

Passing the million milestone on our Final Say petition on Saturday was a remarkable moment, which will further increase pressure on the prime minister to put whatever Brexit deal she negotiates with Brussels – if any – to the public. Equally, it is reminder that there is still much to do to ensure that demands for a Final Say are heard and acted on. There will certainly be no let-up in The Independent’s campaign.

Some people question why newspapers involve themselves in campaigning at all. We should, it is occasionally argued, do nothing more than report the news and allow readers to do what they choose with the information they obtain thereby.

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