Category Archives: Fixed-Date Elections

Prime Minister May’s Bane: The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and the Perils of Early Dissolution

Posted on 2017/06/09 by J.W.J. Bowden

British Prime Minister Theresa May has learned a hard lesson: early dissolution is like a corrosive, volatile substance whose bearer must handle it carefully or risk being burned. She also learned its corollary: election campaigns matter. A poorly run campaign … Continue reading →

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The Provinces Show How Fixed-Date Election Laws Affect Dissolution by Efflux of Time

Posted on 2017/05/26 by J.W.J. Bowden

You can read my article on dissolution by effluxion here: Bowden, James W.J. “When the Bell Tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by Efflux of Time.” Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law 11, no. 1 (2017): 129-144. As sometimes happens with writers, I only noticed … Continue reading →

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My Piece on “Dissolution by Efflux of Time” Is Published in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law

Posted on 2017/05/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

I’m very pleased to announce that my article “When the Bell Tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by Efflux of Time” has come out in the latest issue of the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law. Incidentally, the germ of this manuscript started out … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister May’s Presidential Style

Posted on 2017/05/07 by J.W.J. Bowden

On 3 May 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May made a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street to mark the start of the general election, for which Britons will go to the polls on 8 June. The 56th Parliament of … Continue reading →

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Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jeremy Corbyn Expose the Futility of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

Posted on 2017/04/23 by J.W.J. Bowden

Sometimes nerdy political historians and political scientists could be accused of enjoying political shenanigans or borderline constitutional crises, like the Prorogation-Coalition Controversy of 2008, because they’re “interesting.” They are indeed interesting. But they are, more importantly, instructive and revealing.

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