Posted 20 October 2022 - 06:53 PM
The Tories aren't going to go to the people before they're legally mandated to because they're cowards and they believe that the people will tell them to fuck right off with votes. They also regard themselves as "the natural party of government", so even when they're screwing everything up left, right and centre they believe they're entitled to rule, whether the electorate actually want them to or not.
The only way we could now theoretically get a General Election soon is if the King chooses to dissolve Parliament - he's allowed to if he believes a government has lost Confidence and cannot get its business through the Chamber. It's customary for the Monarch actually seek assurance from the sitting PM as to whether they believe their government has Confidence before doing this, though. The Tories have a majority of 70-odd, so there's no way they will ever lose a vote of No Confidence without something extraordinary going on and, unfortunately, losing 2 PMs in a matter of months simply isn't it.
This post has been edited by stone monkey: 20 October 2022 - 06:54 PM
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger, unless you know so little of arithmetic or geography that his opinion shakes your own contrary conviction. … So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants. Bertrand Russell
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Cyphon, on 20 October 2022 - 06:12 PM, said:
