Axe Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 31 minutes ago, butlers said: So not only do a tiny " majority" elect a wildly unrepresentative Government, they then get no say in who is the Prime Minister Stuff of a banana republic. It fuels huge cynisism in the public life and its destructive to a healthy society The whole electorate chooses the individual MPs who represent the people of our country in Parliament. Then the government is chosen as a consequence of the makeup of Parliament. The leader of the largest political party in Parliament becomes prime minister. Nothing like a banana republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 39 minutes ago, PRESLEY said: Four Prime Ministers, complete chaos. If it was not for the EU referendum vote then most likely David Cameron or Theresa May would be the current prime minister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m williamson Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Democracy would be nice in my opinion, I wonder if this country will give it a try some day? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vetted-more-than-1000-laws-via-queens-consent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 In spite of our 'Democracy,' we are one of the most class riddled societies in Europe, possibly the world. And now with growing inequality. Most Countries are dependent on the quality of their leaders be they benign dictators or democratically elected governments. The quality of our pre-selected leaders is dire and has been for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 50 minutes ago, Axe said: If it was not for the EU referendum vote then most likely David Cameron or Theresa May would be the current prime minister. Both useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 32 minutes ago, Anna B said: In spite of our 'Democracy,' we are one of the most class riddled societies in Europe, possibly the world. And now with growing inequality. Most Countries are dependent on the quality of their leaders be they benign dictators or democratically elected governments. The quality of our pre-selected leaders is dire and has been for a long time. One reason for the rich getting richer is that companies now sell worldwide. Instead of having lots of small manufacturing compnies, we have vehicles and even food companies that sell worldwide. People choose to buy their products from international companies, tariff free EU, UK etc. Trump is protectionist and believes tariffs work. Buy British is sometimes promoted, but its not real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 The quality of life is dropping for a lot of people as they are being priced out of all the things they enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 14 minutes ago, Anna B said: The quality of life is dropping for a lot of people as they are being priced out of all the things they enjoy. Inflation supposes to be coming down... My pint of beer in the Lane Top club was £2-20 a pint just before Christmas, now £3. Their kidding us Anna... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinger549 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 7 minutes ago, Padders said: Inflation supposes to be coming down... My pint of beer in the Lane Top club was £2-20 a pint just before Christmas, now £3. Their kidding us Anna... How much is a pint in Padders bar these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 39 minutes ago, Padders said: Inflation supposes to be coming down... My pint of beer in the Lane Top club was £2-20 a pint just before Christmas, now £3. Their kidding us Anna... Food prices are still going up Padders, no signs of them dropping. Some supermarkets have a few 'come on' bargains (Morrisons selling big pots of Greek Yoghurt for 37p!) but glad I no longer have a family to feed, that must be very difficult at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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