Fixed term parliament act

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By *ighland gentleman OP Man
over a year ago

Ardgay

The fixed term parliament act was touted as one of the great legacies of the LibDems part of the coalition.

It started with the General Election in 2015 and should have meant elections every 5 years.

We're about to have our 3rd in 4 years!

Was it worth the time and the paper it was written on?

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

"The fixed term parliament act was touted as one of the great legacies of the LibDems part of the coalition.

It started with the General Election in 2015 and should have meant elections every 5 years.

We're about to have our 3rd in 4 years!

Was it worth the time and the paper it was written on?"
No it looked a good idea but needs to be modified so if a government loses its majority in the house there can be an election automatically

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't worry, when Boris wins the Tories have plans to scrap this and put forward rules to allow them to bypass parliament and British law for their own gain, but luckily the media don't mention this.

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

it was simply a mechanism designed in 2010 to ensure the Lib/Con coalition under Cameron and Clegg endured for 5 years.

It's a bit like a temporary building at a school - it's still there 30-odd years later.

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