2010 election?

[thinfourth2]

What exactly is forcing brown to have an election then?

How easily could there be a terrorist/global warming/banking/deceased hamster threat that means he calls it off

[CommanderJameson]

That's when the current parliamentary term ends.

ETA: I believe there are laws on the books that allow suspension of the normal parliamentary process, but if he were to invoke them he'd end up with either riots in the street or the guaranteed total destruction of the parliamentary Labour party when an election did eventually take place.

Edited by CommanderJameson on Saturday 4th October 11:46

[davido140]

but there could be an intergalactic civil war and the emperor needs to give himself "special powers"

[anonymous-user]

^^^^^ lmao at this!

[benzo]

Martial law declared in US - Just not that type of martial law i.e tanks everywhere and crazy eyed cops looking to cosh someone.

Martial Law Declared In US Congress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIhHWXek574

&

Rep. Brad Sherman Martial Law
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaG9d_4zij8

Edited by benzo on Saturday 4th October 12:29

[Saddle bum]

Even during WW2, there was a National Government, drawn from all parties by consensus. VE day signalled the end of that, despite the Japanese war still continuing, and there was a general election.

[Zod]

Constitutionally, Brown has no choice but to go to the Queen by June 2010 to ask her to dissolve Parliament.

[thinfourth2]

Zod said:

Constitutionally, Brown has no choice but to go to the Queen by June 2010 to ask her to dissolve Parliament.

Preferably in a large acid bath

But how easily can he bypass this seeing that the current goverment sees democracy as merely an inconvenience

[Snoggledog]

Nothing surprises me about this government. I can see them being here for a long while yet. I doubt that 2010 will see the end of it.

Of course, I'll happily eat my words.