That's how it's supposed to work...
Posted by Ceri Davies Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:02:00 GMT
There is a huge amount of fuss regarding the rejection of the Terrorism Bill yesterday with some pundits claiming that Tony Blair should now resign, and some mention that the next step should be a vote of no confidence.
Everyone seems to be missing the fact that this is how democracy is supposed to work — a motion is proposed and is then voted on. Frankly, I was far more concerned to hear that this was the first vote to go against the Prime Minister since he came to power over eight years ago.
No wonder he thinks he can do what he likes.
Unfortunately, you can't have a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister. It has to be against the government (and for that we'd need one of those things, what do you call them, oh yes - an opposition).
Yeah, I know — Jon Owen Jones told me that many years ago; I think he was upset about it. That's just what they were saying on the news.