Claim 3af1f2c5Checked 09 Jul 2026
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“As long as we have a parliamentary democracy, we have the power to change our political class.”
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
UK parliamentary democracy does give voters the power to replace MPs at general elections, and the party winning the most seats usually forms the government, so elections can change the governing political class. The claim is a broad simplification, though: voters elect local MPs rather than directly choosing a prime minister. (parliament.uk) Sources: UK Parliament, “General elections”; UK Parliament, “How MPs are elected”; UK Parliament, “Parliament and the Government.”
From article
I haven’t given up a successful career, I haven’t given up all my free time, I haven’t given up all my hobbies just because I want to be a politician. I’m in this out of conviction
The problem with that line of thinking is that, however rotten and bad we may view our political class at any given time, as long as we have a parliamentary democracy we have the power to change it, because we have the power to sack everybody and bring in new people with fresh political ideas. What you cannot do in this European system is change anything, because it’s the civil servants – the Commission – that have the power.
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| [1] | parliament.uk |
| [2] | parliament.uk |