On elections

And the Fixed Term Parliament Act.

The Prime Minister of the day, even one so potent and virile as Johnson, cannot call a General Election.

Only Parliament can.

He can request that Parliament support his proposal, but 2.3 of the House must vote for it.

Threatening the House with an election if they don't do as he wants, when the thing he's threatening them with is totally in thier control, is pretty fucking dumb.

I told you this morning these are fucking idiots, proved right again.

If Parliament gets its act together, it could never call a VoNC, but instruct the PM of the day until the 5th anniversary of the last election in April 2022 to do its bidding. And the PM would have to, or break the law and the UK constitution.

And that would be taking back control.

There can be a general election in three situations

- two votes of no confidence under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act

- a 2/3 majority under same Act (as in 2017)

- Parliament pass primary legislation to hold election "notwithstanding" the FTPA