By-elections would be so interesting just now; but no-one is vacating parliamentary seats for any reason whatever (not counting the defenestration of Mr Blair). There used to be three or four times as many by-elections during a parliament in the good old days.
Even a 'safe' Labour seat would do, not least because probably there is no longer such a thing.
Perhaps no behaviour is now so disgraceful it qualifies for departure.
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with the pension entitlements they have voted for themselves - only the police can drag them from their seats!
In these times of professional politico's they need their money; honour comes second.
What is needed is a couple of Labour Scottish Westminster seats and a Labour midlands or Kent/Essex, ideally.
Perhaps there are contingency life support systems on permanent stand-by too, because vacation by death seems to be down.
Don't get it. No-one is vacating a seat now. But there used to be three or four times as many by-elections. Four times zero not zero???
Hush my mouth, I misspoke myself,C.
'In past parliaments of the last 25 years, many more by-elections have occurred than in the present, and immediately preceding parliament.' etc., comparison of by-election numbers....
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