U.K. Five-Yearly Elections Would Hurt Democracy, Lawmakers Say, Bloomberg (2010)
This article reports on the conclusions of a cross-party panel of lawmakers in the House of Lords regarding the proposed electoral reform in the UK. The government's plan to introduce a five-year fixed-term for the parliament would reduce the legislators' accountability to the public and the electorate.
The link address is: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-16/u-k-five-yearly-elections-would-hurt-democracy-lawmakers-say.html