Why there won’t be a general election before Christmas
The DUP have power. Far greater power than they have had in almost every single Parliament since the party’s creation. … Read the full post »
Read my posts about the virtues and introduction of fixed-term Parliaments in the UK.
The DUP have power. Far greater power than they have had in almost every single Parliament since the party’s creation. … Read the full post »
West Country Conservative MPs lobbied Theresa May against calling an early election, fearing losing their seats to the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
The optimistic Liberal Democrat may be wondering now if the party might go into 2020 with rather more than 8 MPs. The pessimistic Liberal Democrat will remember how the party fared the last time there was a hung Parliament… … Read the full post »
The Politicos series of guides is a newer – and cheaper – series than the venerables Times guides which come out after each general election. … Read the full post »
Tim Farron has given the first speech from either candidate during the Lib Dem leadership contest which really has some impact beyond the usual everyone was expecting from both. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 made some important changes to election timetables. … Read the full post »
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 took away the ability of a Prime Minister to unilaterally pick whichever election date most suits their own party. … Read the full post »
New Parliamentary report gives a very gently nudge forward to weekend voting. … Read the full post »
Having got fixed-term Parliaments and so got rid of the absurdity that the Prime Minister gets to fix the time of a general election in order to maximise their own party’s chances at an election, it’s about time that Parliamentary by-elections were treated similarly. … Read the full post »
Imagine you’re a slightly excitable aide to Ed Miliband and plotting how he can be Prime Minister by Christmas. … Read the full post »