election question
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Original Poster:

25,501 posts

231 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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what would be the process by which the general election could be brought forward, other than GB admitting defeat and doing what he should have done but bottled out of?

chris_w666

22,655 posts

229 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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Military Coup?

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Original Poster:

25,501 posts

231 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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isn't there some kind of public vote of no confidence though?

jimmyb

12,254 posts

246 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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Queen could dissolve parliament or something like that cant remember exact terms.

Killer2005

20,621 posts

258 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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Nope frown

We're stuck with them

BigLepton

5,042 posts

231 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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The usual method is for parliament to call a vote of no confidence in the govt and for them to lose that vote.


TommyTT

460 posts

237 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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BigLepton said:
The usual method is for parliament to call a vote of no confidence in the govt and for them to lose that vote.
But that wont happen as a lot of Labour MPs would lose their jobs.

odyssey2200

18,650 posts

239 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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chris_w666 said:
Military Coup?
yes

Vive La Revolucion

tanktank

Edited by odyssey2200 on Wednesday 3rd September 21:28

Jasandjules

72,646 posts

259 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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Don't need a Military Coup, simply get the public to attack once the plod shift is over, they aren't doing overtime anymore....biggrin