Thursday, 10 June 2010

Rule Changes to Stabilise Coalition?

David Cameron is planning to change the rules on how an election is called, in order to quote ‘to help the stability of his coalition government’. This is what the conservatives say is fair government.
The deal agreed between the conservatives and the lib-dems is for a fixed 5 year term for the present government, and it can’t be dissolved without the support of 55% of the MPs. Conveniently the coalition doesn’t have 55% of the MP’s needed, so they cannot dissolve parliament. And coincidentally the lib-dems along with all the other MPs doesn’t have 55% either. So the conservatives can get rid of the lib-dems anytime they want, and nobody can do anything about it.

That’s open, fair government, designed to rekindle trust in MPs, well at least David Cameron thinks absolute power is fair to him.
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