Mapmaker,
Certainly not a legislative dictatorship. A party with a majority in the house has always been able to force an election at a time of its own choosing.
I think PU has the measure of the point in the post above. Press reporting has confused a vote of confidence, which may in current circs lead to a government being formed in without a new election by some alliance other than ConDem, with a vote to dissolve parliament and force an early election.
Intention now is to make it more difficult for the Tories to force a snap election as soon as the polls show they're ahead and might be able to govern alone. As there is still debate and no formal proposal has been brought forward it's difficult to discern exactly what might happen. It should be read together with the intention to fix the life of a parliament at five years with next election set in stone now to be May 2015.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Fri 14 May 10 at 12:42
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