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Originally posted by Gonzo View PostThat would mean quite a radical restructuring of the political process. One where the PM could appoint anyone they like to the ministerial jobs, those jobs would not go to MPs.
The early americans thought that a superior arrangement to the British one.
Of course, Britain is the "birthplace of parliamentary democracy", so can it now turn around and say "actually, that is not such a good way of doing things".
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Originally posted by Gonzo View PostThat would mean quite a radical restructuring of the political process. One where the PM could appoint anyone they like to the ministerial jobs, those jobs would not go to MPs.
The early americans thought that a superior arrangement to the British one.
Of course, Britain is the "birthplace of parliamentary democracy", so can it now turn around and say "actually, that is not such a good way of doing things".
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Originally posted by crimdon View PostThere would then have to be a seperate election process for PM. We would have to do it in a similar manner to the USA with fixed terms etc.
The early americans thought that a superior arrangement to the British one.
Of course, Britain is the "birthplace of parliamentary democracy", so can it now turn around and say "actually, that is not such a good way of doing things".
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Originally posted by eliquant View PostThe British parlimentary law hs to change so that a prime minister cannot just up and go and leave us with a slug of a man who has about as much charisma as a fart in a German book club convention meeting.
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The British parlimentary law hs to change so that a prime minister cannot just up and go and leave us with a slug of a man who has about as much charisma as a fart in a German book club convention meeting.
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Gordon Brown is "the most boring speaker"
Gordon Brown is voted the most boring speaker:
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Of course the same people think Stephen Fry is the best. Well, who can argue with them on that?Tags: None
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