Centralisation of power in the mind of the Prime Minister has long gone past its sell-by date.
Self-interest plays a major part in the mindset of the head of government. Popularity and personal prestige influence decision making over the interests of the country. …
UK often boasts of its commitment to fair play. Fair play has become a claim of our national psyche. Democracy and the election process seems far removed from fair play. Parliament stands as one of our oldest institutions.
Like other institutions, Parliament prefers living in the past rather than the present.
What’s fair about living under the control of a two-party state?
Information on the British Parliamentary System for those who live outside the UK
The Prime Minister is the leader of the Government. He or she is the leader of the party that wins the most seats at a general election. After a general election, the Queen calls upon the leader of the largest party to form the Government. The Prime Minister, whose residence and offices at 10 Downing Street, chooses 22 Ministers from his Party to run the Government.
The Party Leader achieves his office as head of the government after winning most seats at the general election out of the 650 Parliamentary seats available.
British politics lives under the control of two parties with other parties in the British Parliament marginalised. This system of control takes place through the refusal of the two main Parties to reject proportional representation of number of MPs roughly parallel to the number of votes given to a party with a minimum of 5% votes from the electorate to win a seat.
Will the system change?
Odds are 200-1 against change.
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Background to this analysis. In recent weeks, I watched Prime Minister’s Question Time on BBC television or YouTube. I felt an increasing concern for Boris Johnson. I witnessed his agitated reactions to Sir Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Opposition, a lawyer and former head of the Crown Prosecution Service. …
The British Government has been in office since December 12, 2019 – about 18 months. Next general election is about three years away in May 2024.
Few Members of Parliament attend sessions due to social distancing and use virtual participation. The Government frequently tell the media that Ministers are not available to give comment to concerns about government policies. House of Parliament seems lifeless along with a muted opposition. …
Here are responses from people in Palestine I have read in the past week on social media and in several links in an email message from a Palestinian activist and friend. At times, I have drawn two or more extracts from the same person(s). …
