Should political party leaders be elected by the public?

[Fame Monster]

Seeing how the system works in the US Democratic Race with open elections pretty much finishing off the Corbyn-like candidate (according to some - although that may be unfair on Sanders) and some of the other unelectables, I can't help think a better system here built on similar principles would have spared the country from Corbyn/Momentum and maybe Johnson/ERG too.

Democracy is in a really unhealthy position when the only realistic choice is effectively between the candidates who appeal to the most extreme wing of their party. Open elections would solve this and I think the public has the right to choose anyway given that around £1M of public money goes to the two main, institutionalised parties.

This is a much more important reform than the constitutional changes that seem to be being proposed about the HofL imo.

 

[mcfc1632]

Do you not think it open to some voting from those with no interest whatsoever other than to try and fuck a party over?

Leadership of a political party is for that party to decide as per their rules and no one else mate.

If the public want a say then they should join.

Somewhere in this post is the answer to how a long established and well-respected major party got fucked up

It did indeed end up seemingly being "...….open to some voting from those with no interest whatsoever other than to try and fuck a party over"

And that led to recognition that....."Leadership of a political party is for that party to decide as per their rules and no one else"

and enough of those that wanted to fuck the party over wanting a say so and therefore joining.

It seems a fair explanation of how we ended up with the election of Corbyn

Apologies - just messing;-)