On 03/05/2011 13:18, Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
Roger Chapman wrote:

On 02/05/2011 16:23, Donwill wrote:

Maybe. But perhaps the real problem with the Westminster elections is
that
in practice a general election is a vote for a Party+Leader rather
than one
(local) representative. So the real reform woul, whatever the voting
system, be to have a vote for a Government (ie Prime Minister) and a
separate vote for a Parliament that would function as it should, as a
counter-balance to Goverment

Then a Government couldn't Govern which is its main purpose, and we
would end up like Italy after the war (39-45).

Italy would appear to be a red herring. Separation of the executive
from the elected representatives of the people is surely precisely
what they have in the USA.

Mmm, and what a rubbish system it is, too. The government can't govern,
risks not being able to get its budget through, can't do much about the
deficit, etc etc.

Yet they managed to have a commando raid that was equal or better than
anything the Israel or the SAS could do.

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