Politics, News & Issues >
Politics in the UK
RSS FeedShould Britain adopt fixed Parliamentary terms?
Results so far:
Votes are still being tallied.
Join the Debate now.
Write now
Invite a writer™-
1 of 4
Two assumptions seem to lie quietly unspoken at the heart of this question about whether or not the UK should adopt fixed-term government; firstly, that without hard-coded presc...read more
-
2 of 4
by Mark Hopkins
It is hard to see that fixed term Parliaments would offer a solution to the malaise affecting British politics currently. It would not have forced Gordon Brown to call a Genera...read more
-
3 of 4
What seems to be missing from this debate is a realisation that if one wants fixed terms, the whole constitutional edifice will need reconstruction. In the United States, fixed ...read more
-
4 of 4
The fixed-term argument is a knee-jerk reaction to a wider culture of spin and deceit within government. But far from solving the problem, it exacerbates it. Fixed-term gov...read more
Join the Debate now.
Write your point of view.
-
1 of 7
When Nelson Mandela was in UK for the unveiling of his statue, many people ridiculed the idea of him being given a statue when he never did anything directly for the people of t...read more
-
2 of 7
Gordon Brown's recent behaviour with regard to the "snap election" he was threatening to call reminded me of nothing so much as an old routine of Eddie Izzard's mocking Napoleon...read more
-
3 of 7
by Graham Lear
Yes in my view we should have a fixed Parliament the people of great Britain for our sins voted in a party led by a man called Blair who in many peoples eyes became the worst pr...read more
-
4 of 7
You could almost taste the tension in the air, the acrid yet gratifying taste that can only signal a forthcoming British general election. The BBC were gearing up for an all ni...read more
-
by Ollie Jonson
Gordon Brown's decision not to call an election demonstrates exactly why Britain needs to adopt fixed-term parliaments. Riding high in the polls following the Labour Conference,...read more
-
6 of 7
Yes, without a shadow of doubt, fixed term re-elections should be adopted in this country, they work well enough in other countries, the U.S. and Australia being but two example...read more
-
So Gordon's the PM. Pity the rest of us weren't consulted Have you watched anything more eye-opening than Gordon Brown explaining on television why he decided against having ...read more
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Difference of opinion? Debate now.
- Politics in the UK
- Has Tony Blair left new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown with a better or a worse UK to rule than when Blair started?
- Has the British Royal Family become irrelevant?
- Should Britain change its rules of succession so that Roman Catholics and non first-born sons can become the head monarch?
- Should Britain keep the Union Flag flying?
- Does Great Britain have a solid plan in place to protect the country against terrorist threats?
