For those of you sick and tired of the current government

Want a change - yes.
Care deeply.
Don't want Labour.
Won't vote.

Allsorts you beg the question though - just who do we trust? I would like more checks and balances on the way we are governed so that prime ministers like Truss and Johnson are given far less power……. Runaway horses come to mind.

The thought of the other lot, spend now, pay later and back peddling on everything, , fills me with dread. I’ve lived long enough to know most politicians are out for themselves, also not to trust Labour.

No apathy here!

There is a demonstration here in Edinburgh this weekend . A rally to get Independence on the agenda again. People here are seriously fed up. We didn't vote for this government and the atrocities it is visiting upon the people of the UK.

These people who are currently supposed to be 'leading' are a set of clown... very dangerous, self serving ones! Power above all else!

We are rapidly declining! More and more people are going to be homeless, cold and hungry this winter and people in work having to use food banks ... nah!!

Its disgusting!

HousePlantQueen

Crikey, the apathy on here. Don't any of you care about what is going on? Don't any of you want a change?

Want a change. Care.
But dont want Labour, Libs, Greens either. Or want even less.
So [shrug]. What are those who think like me supposed to do?

I'd prefer proportional representation because I'd like the Lib Dems leading.. anything to get this lot out

ronib

MaizieD no completely forgotten about the repeal to the LibDem fixed parliament act…. But arguably five years guaranteed power no matter what isn’t much of a change?

It isn't five year's guaranteed power, though. A Ge can be called as the result of a vote of no confidence in the government. Or if the government loses a key bill. Or if the PM thinks it could put them at an electoral advantage.

Of course, a mass uprising against the government could do it, like the introduction of the Poll Tax with resultant Poll Tax riots being Thatcher's downfall...

But I don't see that happening ATM..

Crikey, the apathy on here. Don't any of you care about what is going on? Don't any of you want a change?

MaizieD no completely forgotten about the repeal to the LibDem fixed parliament act…. But arguably five years guaranteed power no matter what isn’t much of a change?

I've signed

ronib

That’s pretty pointless but it might make you feel better.
Fixed term Parliament.

Had you not noticed that the fixed term parliament act was repealed last year?

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/11/enacted

It was replaced by a provision that a parliamentary term could last no longer than 5 years.

Anyway, GEs in 2017 & 2019 made a bit of a mockery of the FTA.

I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for the next general election and hope that apathy doesn’t result in a low turnout, which seems to be the norm these days, sadly.

That’s pretty pointless but it might make you feel better.
Fixed term Parliament.