I'm in two minds (which is two more than the government). I can see how it might be very convenient for them, but it does also seem a poor use of money to hold elections for a one-year term, and I wonder what the turnout would be. For once, I think the interests of TPTB might actually coincide with the commonsense thing to do.
I think if there are elections due, they should be held. It's more cost-effective and efficient not to bother with elections at all... just not terribly democratic.
I think the point being missed here is that these are local COUNCIL elections not government elections - to be honest skipping a year of LC elections would really make sod all difference and has no effect on the incumbents at Westminster ...
No, I'm not missing that point at all. No wonder the turnout at local elections is lamentable, if this is the message sent out about just how little TPTB give a stuff. Cancelling elections is cynical, and it's wrong.
Dude, there's a minister for communities! I didn't know that! We totally live in 1984.
(Not even thinking about the thing about cancelling elections. You can't cancel elections, that's ridiculous. We totally live under the Federation. And in 1984. Both at once.)
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Date: 2006-02-08 07:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-08 07:38 pm (UTC)Governments don't hold elections, the people hold elections to choose governments.
The cost of holding elections is tiny compared to the value of self governance.
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Date: 2006-02-08 08:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 12:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 08:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-08 07:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-08 08:18 pm (UTC)Maybe somewhere... I wonder if there's something under human rights legislation.
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Date: 2006-02-08 11:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 08:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-08 11:36 pm (UTC)I'm reminded of a Prisoner quote from "Free for All" (the elections episode, after all):
No. 2: Are you going to run?
No. 6: Like the blazes, first chance I get.
No. 2: No, I meant run for office?
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Date: 2006-02-09 08:29 am (UTC)The glories of an unwritten constitution!
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Date: 2006-02-09 07:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 08:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 10:28 am (UTC)(Not even thinking about the thing about cancelling elections. You can't cancel elections, that's ridiculous. We totally live under the Federation. And in 1984. Both at once.)
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Date: 2006-02-09 10:41 am (UTC)"You could be looking at them."
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Date: 2006-02-10 03:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-10 09:58 am (UTC)