AIBU to join street protests to demand a general election

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Lots of people horrified by KK’s mini budget and vision for our country, myself included.

Will you protest out on the streets and demand a general election?

YANBU - Yes I will be out on the streets as soon (as someone else organises it!)

YABU - No, they have been elected and we have no right to demand a general election

Oh for goodness sake! Can we get 10,000 signatures together to petition parliament!

Get 10 million - it will make NO difference. Try reading up on procedure instead of showing ignorance.

You vote for a party not a leader, there have been prime ministers from both Labour and Conservative that didn't win a general election when they became prime minister.

How ould these protests convince Truss to call an election?

You could certainly protest, and I suspect many would join you. Combine with a petition.

You're not going to trigger a GE, but that doesn't mean it's a waste of time.

If the purpose is to trigger a GE and it doesn't, then it's a waste of time.

If your motivation stops at starting a thread on mn then maybe not, but if you’re really keen then go for it

A GE now will give us another five years of them. Lots of turkeys will vote for Xmas and Labour aren't strong enough yet Cooper and Jarvis should step in.

Here's my proposal. Let's get tough. The time for talking is over. Call me extreme if you like but I propose we it them and and hit them fast with a major and I mean major leaflet campaign. The follow up with a whist drive and car boot sale. Then maybe some benefit concerts. It that's not enough, then I'm sorry it's time for the t-shirts.

If the purpose is to trigger a GE and it doesn't, then it's a waste of time.

You could say the same about most peaceful protests. Political activism is not a waste of time, in my opinion.

But I'm afraid I agree with this, and said similar on another thread.

Don't forget the placards, we definitely need them!

The more support there is for a GE election to remove Truss, the less likely she will be to call one.

What PM would voluntarily call an election when support for them was at it's lowest?

I would absolutely join a protest. The alternative is what? Sit back and watch our country be destroyed?

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You cant make a GE happen. I bet you people will vote the tories back in though.

The Tories know they can't win so they won't bother until they have rinsed every last penny out of the country for them and all their corrupt friends. No harm in showing your displeasure though!

Do what you like. Just don't expect it to make much difference.

How very left, always wanting someone else to do the work for you.

But anyway, yes, you are being unreasonable, there’s no need for an election and we don’t choose when they are in the UK by the normal suspects deciding to have a bit of a tantrum.

Protest if you want, or don’t, it doesn’t matter.

The “protocol” is that the government requests permission from the king to dissolve parliament and hold a general election.

It’s convention that they should do so if they lose a vote of no-confidence in the House of Commons.

I was prepared to give them a chance, I thought no one could be as bad as Boris, but blimey that mini budget and the refusal to stand up to the energy thugs is beyond a

Sorry, that should say beyond appalling .

Did Google also tell you that man made laws like that can be modified?

There was time when the law said women couldn’t vote. Women were told they couldn’t enforce women’s right to vote either, even through protest.

Some women chose not to suck up what they were being told. They recognised that man made laws can be updated. And now look… women can vote.

Free and fair election under Boris… not Truss.

Truss lacks credibility for a proper mandate. Just like Brown, if not more because she’s radically changing the policy.

Even Jacob Rees-Mogg believes a new leader ought to come with a general election. He’s in Truss’ own government.

Truss is in the same boat as Starmer when it comes to the general election. It’ll be the first time they’re both tested at the GE polls.

This thread is indicative of what happens to a nation when they are more interested in following the Kardashians than their own political system.

Your argument might stand if Boris was PM.

Truss was not elected in the general election. She’s effectively in the same boat as Starmer, having never been tested in a GE.

Like it or not, Truss’ position is fragile. She lacks credibility as PM, just like Brown did. Surely you recognise that too?