Comments on: Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the democratic world https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Thu, 12 May 2011 12:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Another Lords defeat bodes ill for Clegg's constitutional reform agenda | Left Foot Forward https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-3/#comment-109690 Thu, 12 May 2011 12:59:21 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-109690 […] Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the democratic world – Shamik Das, July 18 […]

]]> By: Shamik Das https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-3/#comment-68543 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:01:59 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-68543 Fixed-term parliaments bill being debated in the chamber; see http://is.gd/hdURK for why 5 yr terms put us out of step with rest of the wrld

]]> By: Legal challenge, what legal challenge? | Left Foot Forward https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-3/#comment-51474 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:07:43 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-51474 […] Left Foot Forward has reported previously, no other country has such a long fixed-term. Many democratic countries have terms of […]

]]> By: Glenn Beck Blind In One Year h… | america1first.com https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-3/#comment-39108 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:33:57 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-39108 […] Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the … […]

]]> By: Reuben https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-2/#comment-38667 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:36:20 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-38667 The choice of 5 year terms in my honest opinion reflects the assumption – wrongly made by many conservative liberals – that good government depends upon insulating government from the demos

]]> By: Catherine Jamieson https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-2/#comment-38668 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:58:35 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-38668 RT @leftfootfwd: Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the democratic world: http://bit.ly/9Ey7P3

]]> By: Shamik Das https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-2/#comment-38641 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:15:32 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-38641 James, this is what the Independent article I linked to says:

Under a Bill to be introduced within the next few weeks, Parliament would be dissolved and an election held if no Government could be formed within 14 days of a simple majority vote of no confidence.

There would also be the power for MPs to call an “early and immediate” dissolution, but a majority of two-thirds would be needed in those circumstances.

If a new government cannot be formed within two weeks of a no-confidence vote, a general election will take place; the post has been amended slightly to more accurately reflect this.

]]> By: pissed-off cornishman https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-2/#comment-38631 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:30:33 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-38631 Average term for post-war parliaments = 3yrs 9mnths.

New term of post-coalition parliaments = 5 yrs…

http://tiny.cc/718×7, http://tiny.cc/ttoej

]]> By: Ryan Bestford https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/comment-page-2/#comment-38624 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:45:41 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-38624 Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the democratic world – http://bit.ly/dumHhu (via @leftfootfwd)

]]> By: Andy Sutherland https://leftfootforward.org/2010/07/five-year-fixed-terms-put-uk-out-of-step-with-rest-of-the-democratic-world/#comment-38625 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:12:29 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=16454#comment-38625 RT @leftfootfwd: Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the democratic world: http://bit.ly/9Ey7P3

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