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Triggering an early election…

Lord Norton

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 has important implications for British politics.  What is remarkable is how few politicians and commentators appear to know its provisions, particularly in respect of when an early election can take place.  Some still seem to think that the Prime Minister can ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election.  The…

I'm a celebrity, elect me

Lord Norton

I see we may be in for a form of reality politics.  A number of celebrities (Esther Rantzen,  Terry Waite, Simon Heffer) have suggested they may put themselves forward to fight seats as independents.  The difficulty with having independent MPs is that there is no collective accountability to the electors.  There is also often the problem…