Septennial Act 1716 It did not require parliament to last for a full term, but merely set a maximum length on its life. Most parliaments in the remainder of the eighteenth century did indeed last for six or seven years, with only two lasting for a shorter time. In the nineteenth century, the average length of a term of the Parliament of the United Kingdom was four years. One of the demands of the mid-nineteenth century Chartists—the only one that had not been achieved by the twentieth century—was for annually-elected parliaments. The Septennial Act was amended on 18 August 1911 by of the
If There Is Light, It Will Find You about Nielsen's friends battling drug addictions, with Nielsen stating, "Over the years, I have lost a number of friends to drug addiction. This song addresses those losses and how I have tried to intervene in people’s addictions over the years... So many of us in this country have a friend or loved one who has lost their battle, and I thought it was important to highlight that struggle.” The song's title references an expression lettered on the side of the Lower Trenton Bridge. "Double Cross" is a song written reflective on the changing lineups of the band, with Nielsen stating