Politics AGAIN!
This comes from Ian, in the South of France.
As many people who know me will confirm, I am far from being an admirer of the USA with it's various doom messages for the world (war-machinations-anti pollution refusals and McDonalds etc) but in light of the current events in the UK, and bearing in mind that the UK is almost the ..nd American State, would it not be reasonable to change the rules in UK, anchored in any constitution, and adopt the same rules as the USA (and other countries) regarding the length of time any one individual may govern, as Prime Minister, the country.
We all know that after a certain period, the dragon looses it's teeth, and complacency sets in.
Corruption and grace and favour things become normal, and indeed the responsible people feel above the laws.
If the system allowed a period of two legislative periods, then the voter would be aware that the current Prime Minister, if re-elected, would serve his time, and would then be released from his bondage - no daggers in the back, no in-fighting, clean neat and finished, and for a while all politicians could have friends!
Would be good for the person concerned as well, who could realise his future plans and ambitions, knowing that this part of his life would be finished. The political parties would be calmed down, and all the little boys and girls from completely unimportant areas would not need to grind their knives.
It all seems to make such GOOD sense to me, that I am certain that the brave burgers of the UK would refuse any such change!
As many people who know me will confirm, I am far from being an admirer of the USA with it's various doom messages for the world (war-machinations-anti pollution refusals and McDonalds etc) but in light of the current events in the UK, and bearing in mind that the UK is almost the ..nd American State, would it not be reasonable to change the rules in UK, anchored in any constitution, and adopt the same rules as the USA (and other countries) regarding the length of time any one individual may govern, as Prime Minister, the country.
We all know that after a certain period, the dragon looses it's teeth, and complacency sets in.
Corruption and grace and favour things become normal, and indeed the responsible people feel above the laws.
If the system allowed a period of two legislative periods, then the voter would be aware that the current Prime Minister, if re-elected, would serve his time, and would then be released from his bondage - no daggers in the back, no in-fighting, clean neat and finished, and for a while all politicians could have friends!
Would be good for the person concerned as well, who could realise his future plans and ambitions, knowing that this part of his life would be finished. The political parties would be calmed down, and all the little boys and girls from completely unimportant areas would not need to grind their knives.
It all seems to make such GOOD sense to me, that I am certain that the brave burgers of the UK would refuse any such change!
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