So John Tanner does not believe in hereditary positions but democracy.
Was Gordon Brown elected PM by popular vote? No, he inherited the position from Blair with no vote from his MPs, Parliament or the electorate.
Also, when John Tanner was made Lord Mayor was he elected by the Oxford electorate? No: he was a senior councillor whose turn it was for Lord Mayor.
The Queen may not have much political power now, but she is a stabilising influence not up for re-election every four years.
We have never had a true democracy in this country, we have not even got a written constitution.
Our Prime Ministers have always been the leader of the majority party in Parliament, chosen by their MPs or party, not the electorate.
Derek Honey Queen Emma's Dyke Witney
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