by UFGN » Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:16 am
Fixed Parliaments Act was brought in initially to protect the Lib Dems position during the coalition.
However the two thirds majority clause is an excellent piece of legislation. It stops the government of the day from having an unfair advantage by dictating the timing of elections, without the agreement of the opposition. FPTP is fundamentally undemocratic anyway, but at least that one issue has been dealt with.
Corinthians 15:57; But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus