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Dave
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I suspect the speaker won’t table it as Parliament has no power to call an election, only the king can at the advice of the PM.
Even a vote of no confidence doesn’t technically call an election, it’s just that if the government loses a VoNC and a new government can’t get the confidence of the house the PM historically tells the monarch to call an election otherwise government grinds to a halt.
Even a vote of no confidence doesn’t technically call an election, it’s just that if the government loses a VoNC and a new government can’t get the confidence of the house the PM historically tells the monarch to call an election otherwise government grinds to a halt.
Matt.GC
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There was a far bigger petition held in the summer. It was decided that Labour should have a landslide majority. There will be another such petition in 2029 I believe. Something called Parliamentary Democracy last time I checked.
Who gives a toss what Elon Goebbles thinks about the government in a country he is not a citizen of? Didn't his new boss cry about foreign election interference a few weeks ago when some Labour members flew out to campaign for Harris? Musk is scum, what with his cash for votes and own personal propaganda platform. More than a whiff of facism about him.
It's true that the government is unpopular at the moment. Everyone wants the country sorted out, but not off their own backs? Many who sat by and cheered on the Tories and Farage whilst they ruined everything.
I remember writing on here during the election campaign that you ain't seen nothing yet, there's plenty more tough choices to come. The country is in a terrible corner right now, and we need a practical stable government to sort it out. This isn't over and it's about time many woke up to that fact.
I have no idea where this notion of being less popular than the last lot keeps coming from? That's a few times that's been mentioned on here now so I'd like to know where this information is coming from? I accept they aren't popular, but as bad as the last term? Not on your life. Even their own and their media budies turned against them. So what's the deal?
I'm mostly happy with what I've got. The messaging is terrible, Starmer isn't too good at politics. Winter Fuel bribes were long overdue, but poorly timed, hastily implemented, and poorly communicated. The farmland inheritance tax loophole policy was good, but could have been hard to argue against if it was implemented alongside reforms and breaks for struggling farms. The employers NI rise was desperately needed, but again not thought through well enough. But I'm glad we have a government that's at least trying and facing in to these issues. Better than lies, corruption, pretending everything is great, and whacking everything unsustainably on the nations credit card.
Still too timid for my liking, and that's my main concern. The country needs investment and taxes need to rise further, especially capital gains and inheritance tax. Some of those election promises have painted them into a corner. Still extremely early days, so I hope there's some bigger stuff coming over the hill.
On assisted dying, I hope a law can eventually be drafted and passed. Me and my partner are doing our wills in January, and my wishes to put me out of my misery will be in there. I've watched too many people suffer until their last breath in my life.
Who gives a toss what Elon Goebbles thinks about the government in a country he is not a citizen of? Didn't his new boss cry about foreign election interference a few weeks ago when some Labour members flew out to campaign for Harris? Musk is scum, what with his cash for votes and own personal propaganda platform. More than a whiff of facism about him.
It's true that the government is unpopular at the moment. Everyone wants the country sorted out, but not off their own backs? Many who sat by and cheered on the Tories and Farage whilst they ruined everything.
I remember writing on here during the election campaign that you ain't seen nothing yet, there's plenty more tough choices to come. The country is in a terrible corner right now, and we need a practical stable government to sort it out. This isn't over and it's about time many woke up to that fact.
I have no idea where this notion of being less popular than the last lot keeps coming from? That's a few times that's been mentioned on here now so I'd like to know where this information is coming from? I accept they aren't popular, but as bad as the last term? Not on your life. Even their own and their media budies turned against them. So what's the deal?
I'm mostly happy with what I've got. The messaging is terrible, Starmer isn't too good at politics. Winter Fuel bribes were long overdue, but poorly timed, hastily implemented, and poorly communicated. The farmland inheritance tax loophole policy was good, but could have been hard to argue against if it was implemented alongside reforms and breaks for struggling farms. The employers NI rise was desperately needed, but again not thought through well enough. But I'm glad we have a government that's at least trying and facing in to these issues. Better than lies, corruption, pretending everything is great, and whacking everything unsustainably on the nations credit card.
Still too timid for my liking, and that's my main concern. The country needs investment and taxes need to rise further, especially capital gains and inheritance tax. Some of those election promises have painted them into a corner. Still extremely early days, so I hope there's some bigger stuff coming over the hill.
On assisted dying, I hope a law can eventually be drafted and passed. Me and my partner are doing our wills in January, and my wishes to put me out of my misery will be in there. I've watched too many people suffer until their last breath in my life.