PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Create a new bank holiday celebrating face to face social time
Legislate for the above in support of this nation’s mental health and wellbeing. This idea would be for everyone to turn off their electronic devices for 24 hours
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
42
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 42/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 42/100,000
Background
Because we think people are spending too much time looking down at their devices and not up at each other.