Why on earth has Johnson boxed himself in financially with this ridiculous pledge on taxes?
a) Johnson never feels boxed in by any promise he has made and trusts himself to get away with breaking it if ever he needs to b) The promise leaves plenty of scope for increasing the tax take - most obviously by not applying inflation increases to allowances - or a hundred and one other cunning wheezes locked away in a Treasury filing cabinet c) It might actually come in handy as an excuse as to why he cant keep spending money on everything
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Just asking for a friend, has MalcolmG ever managed to make a posting on PB without being rude/using foul language/insulting fellow PBers who dont think the sun shines out of Nicola Sturgeon's arse [any or all of the above]?
Malc and I get on well notwithstanding I am a Welsh/Englishman married to a Scot both of us being avid unionists and conservatives
Just asking for a friend, has MalcolmG ever managed to make a posting on PB without being rude/using foul language/insulting fellow PBers who dont think the sun shines out of Nicola Sturgeon's arse [any or all of the above]?
It would be funny if the SNP dropped below 40% of the vote and got less than half the seats in Scotland - 29 seats.
Wouldn't be great for that second referendum mandate, that.
If 40% is a mandate for Bozo's Brexit deal then it should be sufficient for Indyref2.
If they got less than half the seats and just over a third of the vote in Scotland then it really wouldn't be.
They won the last Hollyrood election. They should get a referendum every time they do that if they have the votes. It’s for the Scots to decide whether that gets boring or wasteful.
She's arguing for one next year (the next Scottish election isn't until May 2021) and wants to use this general election as a mandate for that.
She was decidedly lukewarm about a sequel at the last Scottish election in May 2016.
She won’t be leader in 2021.
Keep trying Harry , someday someone will believe you
I wish there was a market on her departure date to bet on it.
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
The SNP on just 40%, 10% down on their 2015 total and 5% down on the Yes 2014 total and the Tories holding all but 1 of their Scottish seats is no mandate at all for indyref2 and Boris if he wins a majority will correctly refuse one
Given that the SNP got a mandate at 2016 they don't need one on the 12th.
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
You cant legislate for royal prerogative I believe, no new prerogative powers. Obviously that protects against a psycho with a landslide majority passing enabling act type legislation
The SNP on just 40%, 10% down on their 2015 total and 5% down on the Yes 2014 total and the Tories holding all but 1 of their Scottish seats is no mandate at all for indyref2 and Boris if he wins a majority will correctly refuse one
Given that the SNP got a mandate at 2016 they don't need one on the 12th.
Did the SNP win a majority at 2016?
I seem to remember many saying that May didn't get a mandate at 2017 since she didn't get a majority.
Rural areas are strongly Tory anyway, it is marginal suburban seats and medium sized towns the Tories need to win and they are anti hunting
Its good to see this matter finally put to bed, now accepted as a permanent change alongside all the previously banned cruel sports.
Anyhow, the Tory party only played with the issue to get donations and helpers from the CA; they never really intended or expected to do anything about it.
The polls are fun but I'd loke to hear more from folk on the ground canvassing. Marquee Mark has been good but there's been precious little else so far. What does the silence mean?
Is that Survation poll real? I can't find it anywhere
Hmmmm it was tweeted by John Rentoul (of the Independent) as a poll with fieldwork 20 to 23 Nov for GMB who did the last survation. The tweet is now deleted! Maybe not ready for publication yet?
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
You cant legislate for royal prerogative I believe, no new prerogative powers. Obviously that protects against a psycho with a landslide majority passing enabling act type legislation
But there's no reason you can't recreate via legislation how the Prerogative was used in the past is there?
An early election previously was called if the PM of the day requested one. Put that in as legislation, job done.
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
AIUI no, you can’t legislate to restore a Royal Perogative that has been explicitly removed by an Act of Parliament. (Presumably to stop the Monarch stuffing Parliament).
After the right constitutional mess that the FTPA caused, I’d want to see some serious thought given to how various scenarios might play out, before committing to a replacement.
The FTPA was designed by Nick Clegg, who wanted to stop the PM calling an election at a politically advantageous time and commit him to a five-year Parliament from 2010. Not that it helped him much, when his party ran scared of their achievements in the Coalition.
Rural areas are strongly Tory anyway, it is marginal suburban seats and medium sized towns the Tories need to win and they are anti hunting
Its good to see this matter finally put to bed, now accepted as a permanent change alongside all the previously banned cruel sports.
Anyhow, the Tory party only played with the issue to get donations and helpers from the CA; they never really intended or expected to do anything about it.
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
You cant legislate for royal prerogative I believe, no new prerogative powers. Obviously that protects against a psycho with a landslide majority passing enabling act type legislation
But there's no reason you can't recreate via legislation how the Prerogative was used in the past is there?
An early election previously was called if the PM of the day requested one. Put that in as legislation, job done.
Royal prerogative is not under legislation, it's by convention and once legislated away u cant reimpose it (the convention no longer exists in law or in practice)
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
AIUI no, you can’t legislate to restore a Royal Perogative that has been explicitly removed by an Act of Parliament. (Presumably to stop the Monarch stuffing Parliament).
After the right constitutional mess that the FTPA caused, I’d want to see some serious thought given to how various scenarios might play out, before committing to a replacement.
The FTPA was designed by Nick Clegg, who wanted to stop the PM calling an election at a politically advantageous time and commit him to a five-year Parliament from 2010. Not that it helped him much, when his party ran scared of their achievements in the Coalition.
The inside story is that most of it came from Osborne.
Will be interesting if this is the start of a trend or just temporary noise, Labour has got to get up to 34% and fast, that will start to cause some worries in the Tory camp.
Strange thing for her to say. She must be aware of canvassing figures and not too confident
Her exact words were ‘as the polls stand at present’ she has to convince voters that there is no risk of a labour government, there never was and even less likely now. She’s been caught between labour being even more batshit crazy than in 17 and TBP effectively dropping out of the race.
Guardian reporting the Tories will get rid of FTPA.
Well, they've got my vote.
I understood that they cant simply repeal it, but need to replace it with something.
Repealing FTPA is going to be a right pain in the arse, as the previous status quo (the Royal Prerogative) is difficult to return to once it’s been legislated away.
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Can you not just legislate to restore the Royal Prerogative or legislate to recreate it as it was?
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
You cant legislate for royal prerogative I believe, no new prerogative powers. Obviously that protects against a psycho with a landslide majority passing enabling act type legislation
But there's no reason you can't recreate via legislation how the Prerogative was used in the past is there?
An early election previously was called if the PM of the day requested one. Put that in as legislation, job done.
Royal prerogative is not under legislation, it's by convention and once legislated away u cant reimpose it (the convention no longer exists in law or in practice)
Yes but can you not legislate to recreate how the prerogative was exercised. IE get rid of the votes in Parliament and simply say the PM can request an early election?
Just asking for a friend, has MalcolmG ever managed to make a posting on PB without being rude/using foul language/insulting fellow PBers who dont think the sun shines out of Nicola Sturgeon's arse [any or all of the above]?
Yes.
He does try to keep such posts to a minimum though.
If Labour can get it to 38/32 it becomes a lot more interesting.
The question is: will the Tory lead drop because Labour goes up, or because the Tory percentage goes down? This is currently showing both.
Labour technically has a lot more voters they can take advantage of (if you believe the Tory vote is at a ceiling), I need to see the don't knows again.
Will be interesting if this is the start of a trend or just temporary noise, Labour has got to get up to 34% and fast, that will start to cause some worries in the Tory camp.
Energy companies already escaping the UK in fear of Corbyn
Just back from the gym. How many extra tens of billions of public spending have Labour announced in the last couple of hours
On topic, if the Tories do get a majority next month then how do we all think Johnson might approach Indyref2? Presumably Sturgeon's demand for a vote next year will be turned down flat, but what do we reckon the response will be to another pro-independence majority in the next Scottish Parliament election?
The Scottish Tories are obviously heavily invested in holding the Union together, but I'm just wondering how bothered the English ones (and Johnson himself) actually are. If Scotland votes to go then Labour's main potential coalition partner is removed and the Conservative majority at Westminster increases by about 50.
If Labour can get it to 38/32 it becomes a lot more interesting.
The question is: will the Tory lead drop because Labour goes up, or because the Tory percentage goes down? This is currently showing both.
Labour technically has a lot more voters they can take advantage of (if you believe the Tory vote is at a ceiling), I need to see the don't knows again.
The SNP on just 40%, 10% down on their 2015 total and 5% down on the Yes 2014 total and the Tories holding all but 1 of their Scottish seats is no mandate at all for indyref2 and Boris if he wins a majority will correctly refuse one
Given that the SNP got a mandate at 2016 they don't need one on the 12th.
Did the SNP win a majority at 2016?
I seem to remember many saying that May didn't get a mandate at 2017 since she didn't get a majority.
They then won multiple votes in the Scottish Parliament.
If Labour can get it to 38/32 it becomes a lot more interesting.
The question is: will the Tory lead drop because Labour goes up, or because the Tory percentage goes down? This is currently showing both.
Labour technically has a lot more voters they can take advantage of (if you believe the Tory vote is at a ceiling), I need to see the don't knows again.
Or the lead could stay the same, or go up!
Indeed!
Although for now I will stick with my view that the Tory ceiling in an actual election is around 43%.
Strange thing for her to say. She must be aware of canvassing figures and not too confident
Not really. He's significantly ahead in the polls. Of course things can change, but at the moment the Tories are winning. Just being realistic.
If Labour is seen as being out of the race, it makes it easier for remainers in both main parties to switch
If Labour is seen as not being able to win, their may be some who fall into the crowd of "well they can't win but they'll be propped up by the Lib Dems so they won't be able to do any of their nutty plans". I wonder if this will have any impact, sounds like a pipe dream.
Just back from the gym. How many extra tens of billions of public spending have Labour announced in the last couple of hours
On topic, if the Tories do get a majority next month then how do we all think Johnson might approach Indyref2? Presumably Sturgeon's demand for a vote next year will be turned down flat, but what do we reckon the response will be to another pro-independence majority in the next Scottish Parliament election?
The Scottish Tories are obviously heavily invested in holding the Union together, but I'm just wondering how bothered the English ones (and Johnson himself) actually are. If Scotland votes to go then Labour's main potential coalition partner is removed and the Conservative majority at Westminster increases by about 50.
If the SNP gain a majority in Holyrood in 2021 I would grant them the referendum as I am convinced when the Scots see the economic implications including a hard border from Berwick to Carlisle, loss of naval ship building contracts and the RAF from Lossiemouth, they will reject independence
I am going to be a nervous wreck no matter what any polls say. I genuinely believe that if Corbyn get a majority through the vagaries of our voting system, last minute Black Swan event, voters playing Russian Roulette by voting Labour to reduce a Tory majority and overshooting or Trump intervening then it will be the biggest political crisis since the second World War and will dwarf Brexit. I fully get that many will think that I'm overreacting. I was active on the Marxist left for many years in my youth and Corbyn & McDonnell I recognise as genuine fanatics. The LP manifesto is a horrible amalgam of various strains of barmy ideas like the ghosts of resolutions at student unions and LP fringe events in the '70s with a seasoning of modern identity politics.
If Labour can get it to 38/32 it becomes a lot more interesting.
The question is: will the Tory lead drop because Labour goes up, or because the Tory percentage goes down? This is currently showing both.
Labour technically has a lot more voters they can take advantage of (if you believe the Tory vote is at a ceiling), I need to see the don't knows again.
Or the lead could stay the same, or go up!
Indeed!
Although for now I will stick with my view that the Tory ceiling in an actual election is around 43%.
From 97 to 05 it felt like it was 32%. Feels like a long time ago now....
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Yes, I think all roads lead to that as the simplest answer.
Edit - The date of next election in any revised Bill will be interesting. If they win, the Tories might become winter election fans and shift it to December 2024.
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Agreed. The 2/3 was a guarantee to the Liberal Democrats that they would not be trampled on(!) not a serious constitutional gambit. A majority would make things easier. That would also mean a government that had lost its majority could be evicted from office by an election without all this 14 day silliness.
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Yes, I think all roads lead to that as the simplest answer.
Edit - The date of next election in any revised Bill will be interesting. If they win, the Tories might become winter election fans and shift it to December 2024.
I think the whole point of repealing is so that there isn't a fixed date...
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
That wouldn't have prevented the recent paralysis in parliament.
It might have done considering it was only the 2/3 majority votes that failed and the simple majority 1 line bill that passed.
Regardless you can’t really put the genie back in the bottle. Parliamentary sovereignty and all that.
Yeah you can. Well, almost. A one-line bill saying parliament can only be dissolved by the sovereign by order in council or proclamation, with a provision for the maximum length of a parliament.
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Yes, I think all roads lead to that as the simplest answer.
Edit - The date of next election in any revised Bill will be interesting. If they win, the Tories might become winter election fans and shift it to December 2024.
I think the whole point of repealing is so that there isn't a fixed date...
You have to have a maximum length of Parliament though don’t you? Technically we always had a last possible date of five years after the last one.
There again it would be fun to wind up Labour voters with the idea of a thousand year Tory reich.
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Yes, I think all roads lead to that as the simplest answer.
Edit - The date of next election in any revised Bill will be interesting. If they win, the Tories might become winter election fans and shift it to December 2024.
I think the whole point of repealing is so that there isn't a fixed date...
You have to have a maximum length of Parliament though don’t you? Technically where always had a last possible moment of five years time.
There again it would be fun to wind up Labour voters with the idea of a thousand year Tory reich.
Yeah, FTPA repealed the Septennial Act. So you are right that there would be a last possible date for an election, but not a fixed date for the election.
I have just seen Ed Davey give Adam Boulton the best interview of the campaign on Sky news. He ripped Boris a new a**hole and this interview should be played again and again for voters of all persuasions. In a couple of minutes it exposes precisely why Boris is unfit for public office.
Delighted that, at last, someone is not holding back on calling him a liar and shyster. Even Boulton did not disagree.
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Yes, I think all roads lead to that as the simplest answer.
Edit - The date of next election in any revised Bill will be interesting. If they win, the Tories might become winter election fans and shift it to December 2024.
I think the whole point of repealing is so that there isn't a fixed date...
You have to have a maximum length of Parliament though don’t you? Technically where always had a last possible moment of five years time.
There again it would be fun to wind up Labour voters with the idea of a thousand year Tory reich.
Yeah, FTPA repealed the Septennial Act. So you are right that there would be a last possible date for an election, but not a fixed date for the election.
We could revisit the timings though. I mean, once we’ve had an election the people will have spoken. If they’ve given the right answer, do we really need to trouble them again this century?
I am going to be a nervous wreck no matter what any polls say. I genuinely believe that if Corbyn get a majority through the vagaries of our voting system, last minute Black Swan event, voters playing Russian Roulette by voting Labour to reduce a Tory majority and overshooting or Trump intervening then it will be the biggest political crisis since the second World War and will dwarf Brexit. I fully get that many will think that I'm overreacting. I was active on the Marxist left for many years in my youth and Corbyn & McDonnell I recognise as genuine fanatics. The LP manifesto is a horrible amalgam of various strains of barmy ideas like the ghosts of resolutions at student unions and LP fringe events in the '70s with a seasoning of modern identity politics.
I don't think you're overreacting at all. We've all read about those Brexit panic stockpilers, right? That's me the morning after a Labour victory, loading up on wine, confectionery and decent quality bog roll whilst the contents of my bank account are still worth something.
Keeping Labour as far away from the levers of power as possible is the first and the only priority right now.
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Which one? Fozzie?
b) The promise leaves plenty of scope for increasing the tax take - most obviously by not applying inflation increases to allowances - or a hundred and one other cunning wheezes locked away in a Treasury filing cabinet
c) It might actually come in handy as an excuse as to why he cant keep spending money on everything
It’s going to take a lot of expert constitutional thinking to work out how to fix the problem, I’d guess that a House of Lords Committee will be tasked with finding a solution.
Create a new 5 year Parliament Act saying that Parliament is dissolved 5 years after the last election, but giving the PM legal authority to request an early dissolution.
https://order-order.com/2019/11/24/tory-manifesto-costings-document/
https://assets-global.website-files.com/5da42e2cae7ebd3f8bde353c/5dda924905da587992a064ba_Conservative 2019 Manifesto.pdf
I seem to remember many saying that May didn't get a mandate at 2017 since she didn't get a majority.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/24/boris-johnson-course-win-general-election-says-jo-swinson-three/
Anyhow, the Tory party only played with the issue to get donations and helpers from the CA; they never really intended or expected to do anything about it.
Sure, economists will mock it as unfunded, but they can be dismissed as "in the billionaires' pockets", "dark forces" or whatever.
An early election previously was called if the PM of the day requested one. Put that in as legislation, job done.
After the right constitutional mess that the FTPA caused, I’d want to see some serious thought given to how various scenarios might play out, before committing to a replacement.
The FTPA was designed by Nick Clegg, who wanted to stop the PM calling an election at a politically advantageous time and commit him to a five-year Parliament from 2010. Not that it helped him much, when his party ran scared of their achievements in the Coalition.
They are mad and bad.
The party of the Marxist and not the Jew.
CON: 41% (-1)
LAB: 30% (+2)
LDM: 15% (+1)
BXP: 5% (=)
GRN: 3% (=)
Via @Survation, 20-23 Nov.
Changes w/ 13-16 Nov.
National Grid and SSE move offshore over Labour plans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50536205
Lol
Reducing to 600 quietly dropped.
We will make it easier for British expats to vote in Parliamentary elections, and get rid of the arbitrary 15-year limit on their voting rights.
and...
We will not proceed with the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.
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https://assets-global.website-files.com/5da42e2cae7ebd3f8bde353c/5dda924905da587992a064ba_Conservative 2019 Manifesto.pdf
Will be interesting if this is the start of a trend or just temporary noise, Labour has got to get up to 34% and fast, that will start to cause some worries in the Tory camp.
Labour technically has a lot more voters they can take advantage of (if you believe the Tory vote is at a ceiling), I need to see the don't knows again.
Should be a warning to all his cheer leaders
On topic, if the Tories do get a majority next month then how do we all think Johnson might approach Indyref2? Presumably Sturgeon's demand for a vote next year will be turned down flat, but what do we reckon the response will be to another pro-independence majority in the next Scottish Parliament election?
The Scottish Tories are obviously heavily invested in holding the Union together, but I'm just wondering how bothered the English ones (and Johnson himself) actually are. If Scotland votes to go then Labour's main potential coalition partner is removed and the Conservative majority at Westminster increases by about 50.
Huzzah!
Although for now I will stick with my view that the Tory ceiling in an actual election is around 43%.
I am going to be a nervous wreck no matter what any polls say. I genuinely believe that if Corbyn get a majority through the vagaries of our voting system, last minute Black Swan event, voters playing Russian Roulette by voting Labour to reduce a Tory majority and overshooting or Trump intervening then it will be the biggest political crisis since the second World War and will dwarf Brexit. I fully get that many will think that I'm overreacting. I was active on the Marxist left for many years in my youth and Corbyn & McDonnell I recognise as genuine fanatics. The LP manifesto is a horrible amalgam of various strains of barmy ideas like the ghosts of resolutions at student unions and LP fringe events in the '70s with a seasoning of modern identity politics.
A simple solution is simply to amend it so it does not require a 2/3 majority to dissolve Parliament, just a simple majority.
That way a PM leading a majority government can call an election when they like in practice.
Edit - The date of next election in any revised Bill will be interesting. If they win, the Tories might become winter election fans and shift it to December 2024.
The irony must be lost on them since their policy will leave future generations poorer and weaker just to fulfill their xenophobic wet dream.
Regardless you can’t really put the genie back in the bottle. Parliamentary sovereignty and all that.
If it didn’t explicitly, I think I can see where a biggish chunk of it would go.
https://twitter.com/guidofawkes/status/1198627938067001344?s=21
But the Manifesto does say they will force through the M4 improvements in south Wales. Do them no harm in Newport and Cardiff seats.
There again it would be fun to wind up Labour voters with the idea of a thousand year Tory reich.
HS2 is at most about £4bn/year so £20bn in a parliament.
The full cost is over 15+ years.
Delighted that, at last, someone is not holding back on calling him a liar and shyster. Even Boulton did not disagree.
https://yougov.co.uk/uk-general-election-2017/ no longer goes map, just gets redirected to 2019 election polling
Their decision will be: do they hate the idea of a hard Brexit more or less than Labour being propped up by the Lib Dems.
Keeping Labour as far away from the levers of power as possible is the first and the only priority right now.