Gordon Brown is "the most boring speaker"

[Gonzo]

Gordon Brown is voted the most boring speaker:

linky (SFW)

Of course the same people think Stephen Fry is the best. Well, who can argue with them on that?

[eliquant]

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.

[Gordon Brown]

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[crimdon]

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.

There 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.

[Gonzo]

There 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.

That 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".

[crimdon]

That 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".

Isn't that becuase our process has evolved over hundreds of years? However, I can't see a radical restructuring going down well with the British public. I feel we have too many politicians to start with.

[TykeMerc]

That 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".

Not that radical, it was done recently by making Mandelson a Lord to bring another useless git into the government.

[crimdon]

Not that radical, it was done recently by making Mandelson a Lord to bring another useless git into the government.

Trouble with going that route is you can't get rid of them afterwards

[expat]

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.

Like John Major?

[TykeMerc]

Trouble with going that route is you can't get rid of them afterwards

Well, you could, bullets are cheap, unfortunately the Police might take a dim view of that