The UK Parliament continues to show why extending the parliamentary term is a bad idea - they're *still* putting up with a Tory government that lost public support in Nov 2021 and plummeted to derisory levels in Sept 2022 (currently Tory 20%, Labour 47%).
They don't have to have an election until January 2025.
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/48888-voting-intention-con-20-lab-47-6-7-mar-2024
In NZ we already have an overly powerful govt, the three-yearly elections are our only chance to force a change of course.
Thomas Beagle /
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