tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post7264592484887092501..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Support grows for fixed termsPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-56706137340932286392007-10-05T11:22:00.000+01:002007-10-05T11:22:00.000+01:00Much appreciated.DMuch appreciated.<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-64946361942150504502007-10-04T14:07:00.000+01:002007-10-04T14:07:00.000+01:00Nice blog David. I'll put in a link soon.Nice blog David. I'll put in a link soon.Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-63373266763424765522007-10-03T14:26:00.000+01:002007-10-03T14:26:00.000+01:00Paul, For what it's worth I agree, and blogged abo...Paul, <BR/><BR/>For what it's worth I agree, and blogged about it a couple of months ago <A HREF="http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/politics/2007/08/post_48.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>(Using a football analogy, naturally.)<BR/><BR/><BR/>David Ottewell<BR/>Manchester Evening NewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-17337191897238815542007-10-03T12:25:00.000+01:002007-10-03T12:25:00.000+01:00I don't think there's any particular advantage in ...I don't think there's any particular advantage in fixed-term Parliaments myself - they simply change the focus of political manipulation, not abolish it altogether.<BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, there are conditions under which the Queen would refuse Dissolution (they were set out in 1950, in a slightly bizarre manner), but none of them apply here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-55995422951976247652007-10-02T20:07:00.000+01:002007-10-02T20:07:00.000+01:00It's a drum I've been beating too Paul! I've been ...It's a drum I've been <A HREF="http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2007/09/id-like-to-see-nick-robinsons-balls.htm" REL="nofollow">beating too</A> Paul! I've been surprised what a soft-ride the media have given Labour on this issue - it isn't as if journalists normally need much of an excuse to have a go at politicians after all! Maybe Benedict Brogan is the first sign of some serious media pressureLynne Featherstone MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454919891088816178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-10627520116879701202007-10-02T19:59:00.000+01:002007-10-02T19:59:00.000+01:00Who knows? It might strengthen the position of the...Who knows? It might strengthen the position of the Queen as a grateful nation responds to be spared an act of desperate manipulation - messes up my republicanism.<BR/><BR/>I think governments whould serve their terms and fixed Parliament seems the best way to achieve this. It is clear that a GE will be about party advantage rather than a search for legitimacy.<BR/><BR/>Brown should have disowned Rev Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294221174324852637noreply@blogger.com