Petitions/Ban fear and psychological tactics in Government advice and messaging
StatusClosed
Opened23 Dec 2025
Closes23 Jun 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Make it illegal for all government bodies and representatives to use fear, coercion, or covert psychological tactics like nudging, emotional priming, or perception manipulation in any public advice or communication.

We believe there are unethical practices which must be exposed, condemned, banned, and never repeated. Government-commissioned documents like Mindspace reveal how fear, emotional priming, and perception manipulation can be used to steer public behaviour. These tactics can undermine informed choice, public trust, and democratic freedoms. The public must be protected from such unethical manipulation. These coercive psychological practices must be banned by law in all government advice and communications to safeguard individual autonomy, transparency, democratic accountability, and the right to decide with freedom.

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Peter Kyle
1Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
6
Siân Berry
2Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
4
Dr Beccy Cooper
3Dr Beccy Cooper MP
Worthing West
4
John Whitby
4John Whitby MP
Derbyshire Dales
3
Louise Sandher-Jones
5Louise Sandher-Jones MP
North East Derbyshire
3
John Cooper
6John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
3
Linsey Farnsworth
7Linsey Farnsworth MP
Amber Valley
2
Liam Conlon
8Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
2
Natalie Fleet
9Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
2
Sir James Cleverly
10Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
2