[BNM] [ot] there is a petition on the downing street website calling for an election

[Joe Aliferis]

yeah - it seems like we get periods of strong personality based 
leadership, followed by a period of consensus leadership

Thatcher
Major

Blair
Brown

Almost like having a fallow period to allow the electorate, and perhaps 
the political system, to recover...

Joe


David Pashley wrote:
> On Oct 10, 2007 at 14:18, Joe Aliferis praised the llamas by saying:
>> also, elections are not supposed to be presidential - they are meant to 
>> be polling peoples choice of party, not its figurehead...
>>
>> although recent political history could lead to believe otherwise!
>>
>> Thatcher
>> Blair
>>
> Major is a bit of an antithesis though.
> 
> Mmmm peas.
>