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# Fixing terms
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/fixing-terms/
- Published: 2007-10-12T15:10:18.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:37:47.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:31

**Jon Bright (London,**[ **OK**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net)**):** It looks like Gordon Brown disliked deciding whether to have an election or not so much that he might make sure neither himself nor any future PM will ever have to endure such strife again. Brown's Green Paper set out a plan for transferring the power to parliament which, like all parliamentary powers in an age of large majorities, would be a change more cosmetic than actual. But Harriet Harman [told David Dimbleby](http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article3052411.ece?ref=opendemocracy.net) today that the idea of a fixed term is also under consideration. OK is helping Iain Dale get a campaign together for just such a change - the facebook group already exists [here](http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6172997892), with a website and more news to follow. Do you think a fixed term is the right choice for the UK?