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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to accept our congratulations for recommending to the Queen that Salman Rushdie receive a knighthood. More details
Submitted by Daniel Finkelstein of The Times Newspaper – Deadline to sign up by: 25 August 2007 – Signatures: 265
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Above and beyond the merits of the novelist's literary work, this honour stands as a symbol of our commitment to free speech.
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Daniel Finkelstein, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Andrew White
- Anthony Thomas Ward
- bob rayner
- Mike O'Neill
- David White
- George Rowan Murray
- Rohan Silva
- Graham Foreman
- Peter Briffa
- James Shepherd
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