But look how long it took to remove Theresa May. Look how long it took to remove Jeremy Corbyn. Or, for that matter, that Kier Starmer is still in place.
Different political parties follow different rules of course, but if you want to get rid of a leader for whatever reasons you have to arrange in advance for a strong replacement. At the moment the groundwork does not appear to have been prepared.
Lucky dip is no way to run a country.
The alternative, a quicker turnaround, may not be any better: we in Australia are enjoying our 7th Prime Minister in 15 years. It seems that we can have competent with no ideas, or big ideas but no competency. I suspect part of the problem is that membership of parties has shrunk to practically zero, which means branches are controlled by small cliques obsessed with furthering their own interests. This doesn’t attract good candidates.
I also reckon that the sheer viciousness of journalists seeking every “gotcha” moment would put off any sane sensible person from becoming an MP let alone a PM.
Its a pity journalists don’t face the same public prosecution for in my opinion they have actually more power to influence events than any MP. Remember the SUN’s claim that they got Thatcher elected.
But look how long it took to remove Theresa May. Look how long it took to remove Jeremy Corbyn. Or, for that matter, that Kier Starmer is still in place.
Different political parties follow different rules of course, but if you want to get rid of a leader for whatever reasons you have to arrange in advance for a strong replacement. At the moment the groundwork does not appear to have been prepared.
Lucky dip is no way to run a country.
The alternative, a quicker turnaround, may not be any better: we in Australia are enjoying our 7th Prime Minister in 15 years. It seems that we can have competent with no ideas, or big ideas but no competency. I suspect part of the problem is that membership of parties has shrunk to practically zero, which means branches are controlled by small cliques obsessed with furthering their own interests. This doesn’t attract good candidates.
I also reckon that the sheer viciousness of journalists seeking every “gotcha” moment would put off any sane sensible person from becoming an MP let alone a PM.
Its a pity journalists don’t face the same public prosecution for in my opinion they have actually more power to influence events than any MP. Remember the SUN’s claim that they got Thatcher elected.