I have received this, this morning from Pat Johnson, 38 Degrees member from Cheshire...
"...The Ministry of Defence are there to protect our troops, but they're failing Danny badly. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has the power to secure Sergeant Nightingale's release, but so far he's ducked the responsibility. He's starting to feel the heat though - MPs within his own party have publicly demanded he review Danny's conviction and are holding a Parliamentary debate about his case this Tuesday. [1]
But let's not just rely on his colleagues. Philip Hammond might be able to ignore other MPs - but he needs our votes to keep him in his job. A huge people-powered petition will leave him in no doubt that the public want him to act and he'll be forced to secure Danny's release.
Sign my petition calling for Sergeant Nightingale's release:
http://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/danny-nightingale