Yeah I don’t like the monarchy but I suspect I’d like a British presidency even less. If it were up to me I’d abolish the hereditary principle but to avoid the genuine constitutional shitshow I’d simply keep the throne empty rather than abolishing it, have Parliament elect a regent from among itself periodically. A regent unlike a president holds no power in their own right, they hold it on behalf of someone else. This would keep egos in check and help prevent an overly powerful executive I think. If anything it’d be Parliament putting a much-needed brake on Downing Street.
Also historically it’d be the final culmination of the 800 year British project to subordinate monarchical authority to constitutional authority. It’s keeping the current constitutional notion of the ‘crown in parliament’ while admitting the reality no living human can actually embody it.
Yeah I don’t like the monarchy but I suspect I’d like a British presidency even less. If it were up to me I’d abolish the hereditary principle but to avoid the genuine constitutional shitshow I’d simply keep the throne empty rather than abolishing it, have Parliament elect a regent from among itself periodically. A regent unlike a president holds no power in their own right, they hold it on behalf of someone else. This would keep egos in check and help prevent an overly powerful executive I think. If anything it’d be Parliament putting a much-needed brake on Downing Street.
Also historically it’d be the final culmination of the 800 year British project to subordinate monarchical authority to constitutional authority. It’s keeping the current constitutional notion of the ‘crown in parliament’ while admitting the reality no living human can actually embody it.