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I don't know about British democracy with David Cameron in power. There's democracy and then there's "democracy".
by higherpurpose 12y ago
I don't know about British democracy with David Cameron in power. There's democracy and then there's "democracy".
- acallaghan 12y agoHe has very little power in comparison to say Obama. Cameron has the ability to appoint and remove Cabinet members and steer the party very broadly. Senior Civil Servants and Minister's aides have far more power comparative to the press coverage they receive.
- sbuk 12y agoIt's no different to when Bliar or Brown were in power. Brown never actually won an election, he took over from Bliar after he stepped down. How's that for democracy?
- robin_reala 12y agoThat’s how democracy in Britain works. You vote for a party, not a person. The party is free to make changes to the internal structure as they see fit.
- MartinMcGirk 12y agoWell, not to undermine the gist of your point (which I agree with) but instead of voting for a party per se, you actually vote for a local Member of Parliament, who can be a member of a party or not, and is free to switch party whenever they like as they sees fit.
- robin_reala 12y agoSorry, yes of course! It’s the switching of parties that I always forget is possible.
- bruceboughton 12y agoActually you vote for a local MP who chooses to associate with other like-minded (ha!) MPs.