Gardner on Hung Parliaments

=ABOUT THIS EPISODE=This is a special edition of Pod's law for the General Election, concerning the law and conventions concerning who governs the country in the event of a hung parliament.If you wish to read more about what we discuss during the show, you might like to look at the following links:Carl Gardner's Blog: "Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola’s keys":www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/The Guardian, "Alex Salmond threatens to call election after Scottish parliament rejects SNP's budget":www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jan/28/scotland-snpFixed Term Parliaments Act 2011:www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/contents/enactedHouse of Commons Library, "Hung Parliaments":http://tinyurl.com/HCL-hung-parliamentElection Forecast website:www.electionforecast.co.uk=ABOUT CARL GARDNER=My guest is Carl Gardner, previously a practicing barrister and government lawyer, presently lecturer at the Open University and legal blogger at www.headoflegal.com.Carl tweets at www.twitter.com/carlgardner=ABOUT JULIUS KOMOROWSKI=I am a practising member of the Scottish bar (an Advocate). I am a member of Terra Firma Chambers. You can find out details about me here: www.tinyurl.com/JuliusKoYou can follow me on twitter here: www.twitter.com/podslaw=ABOUT THE PODCAST=You can find previous episodes of the podcast online at:www.tinyurl.com/podslawYou can also find episodes at iTunes at:www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunesIf you subscribe to iTunes, then you will automatically have new episodes downloaded to your phone or computer once they become available.