The Fixed Term Parliament Act of 2011 was of course, like much else exported from the Westminster Village, a misnomer.
The problem outlined below (the Tories ruling on stolen time) would disappear if we made a simple reform along US electoral (Presidential & Congressional) lines rather than bleating about 'a Parliamentary System is different.'
Simply fix all dates for future General Elections and stick to them +
One of the stats (interesting to me) about Labour winning/gaining the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election yesterday is that around half of the postal votes issued were not returned.
This is a very powerful graphic. Where there is choice it dispels doubt. It re-enforces Green policy and shows direction of travel. The Green Party should use it more for the local elections on May 2nd imho.