An Artist on Vancouver Island came up with a painting using Horse dung and Urine. Titled it ‘The Don of Dung’ and immediately sold it for $1800.
RFK jr. and Dana Bush really went at it today, saying 35 years high in Measles cases.
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Of course it was RN, but we didn’t get to elect Boris, Sunak, Burnham, Truss, May…Brown… 
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Maybe not elected directly by a public election. Instead, voters choose local Members of Parliament (MPs), the leader of the winning party forms the government, and the Monarch makes the official appointment. [1, 2, 3, 4]
So, all voters in the UK are held accountable to the results.
Perhaps you weren’t aware?
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Exactly, people are some how under the influence that they know very little about their own government and believe government it is universal. It hard for them to understand that people rights and laws are different. For example the US elects a representative to vote for the President and the individual vote is to let their representative know their constituents want.
The US votes in representatives for our own districts in the House and the Senate.
They represent us when these convene or are in Session for certain Bills to be passed, or legislation to be forwarded for presidential approval. Congress (both House of Reps and Senate) are to decide when and if we go to war.
Not the President’s decision on his own at will! Trump doesn’t seem to grasp the concept he can’t simply make a rash and foolish decision to put America in a war.
But then, he doesn’t grasp that Diet Coke is unhealthy, so what can we expect?!?
However, we hold General Elections every four years in November, where each individual voter’s ballot is counted. Hence, it becomes known as the popular vote. This is why the electoral vote count varies from state to state, while the popular vote is from all individuals in every state.
We are trying to do away with electoral voting count, as it is not always fair to elect a president in this way…
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I’m not aware of anything close to socialism in the US. I’ve not heard one politician suggest that the capitalist market be disbanded. Perhaps you have better insights…?
Nor indeed have I been aware of the politicians on the left aiming to challenge the constitution. Trump has on a quite a few occasions. Again, I’d welcome examples if I’m wrong.
You appear to be against benefits and social & health support for those in need - of course if I’m over-stating your position please correct me. However I would point out that the neo-liberal free market has completely failed most people… so its not that good, is it?
As we have a constitutional monarchy we cannot vote for our head of state. Many countries have an elected president, we don’t. We have a house of lords which is not elected by voters. I think that’s similar to your Senate which is elected. Except both the monarch and the House of Lords have less power. Voters only elect their member of Parliament, who only has a slim chance of being invited to govern the country.
While we tend to vote for a party based on what we think of their leader, we have no control if that leader disappears and is replaced by another or several others in succession via a revolving door…
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We were talking about Prime Ministers RN. In a general election the party and it’s leader are both taken into account by the voter, however, if there is a vote of no confidence by the party members, or the PM decides to fall on his sword, the public have no choice in who the next party leader will be. That is for the party to decide. So all the voters who voted for that party because they thought the leader would make a good PM have been duped and most people think that when the PM steps down a general election should be called.
Perhaps you weren’t aware how the British system operates.
No apology necessary…
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You must not live in the US, or you need to get out more. I live in State that has promoted the Democrat Socialist agenda. You are entitle to your perspective.
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No apology offered, as I said…citizens initially vote in the general election.
Therefore, you either encourage and offer your voice, or you sit back and complain when things don’t go your way.
And, yes, this is what happens in America, too.
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I mainly asked you for some details to back up or provide examples of your claims. If you can’t justify your claims then we can presume that there are gaps or flaws in them. Just stating that I don’t know because I don’t live in the US is not really a justification, is it?
Start with a couple of examples of socialist policy promoted by the Democrats.
People who call themselves socialist are not that at all IMO
Do they believe in produce for need not profit,(hence no need for money)rule by the majority and not the rich few.I don’t think so! 
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I stopped being a socialist when I realised I would have to give up the champagne 
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Bloody champagne socialists 
I presume those are workers who own the means of production of champagne?
For the conservatives complaining about Democrats being socialists, this is socialism:
A core definition of socialism is the public ownership of businesses and the means of production.
Key Characteristics of Socialism
- Public Ownership: State or cooperative control of factories, land, and resources.
- Collective Planning: Production focused on societal needs rather than individual profit.
Here are a few examples of socialism:
The Trump administration has utilized billions of dollars in federal taxpayer funds to acquire direct equity and ownership stakes in private corporations involved in strategic sectors like technology, minerals, and manufacturing (such as Intel).
Federal Corporate Investments
- Direct Equity: The administration committed over $10 billion in federal funds to take minority ownership positions or secure options in dozens of private firms deemed vital to national security.
- Targeted Sectors: Investments focus on supply-chain independence and domestic manufacturing, spanning semiconductors, critical minerals, steel, and nuclear energy.
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You forgot the example of the gas / petrol stations the Freedom Fuel Network.
So it turns out that the Democrats are as socialist as the Republicans.
And that many in the US do not actually understand what socialism actually is - even though they freely (and wrongly) use the term in a negative way.
And that there is a misplaced view by some in the US (to be fair elsewhere too) that social welfare, care and health leads directly to laziness, unmotivated people, scroungers and indolence. Whereas what creates such issues is poor education, poor work prospects, a sense of enormous social unfairness, clear examples of connected / rich / spoilt people getting all the breaks and evident signs of not being valued (crap housing, poor infrastructure, etc.).
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It also works with over educated people who suddenly realise that their qualifications count for nothing…Not everyone, before you start going large about how good Universities and education is for the masses.
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i remember Mr Kinnock being described as a champagne socialist by a friend who was the son of a very wealthy couple. His family lived in a posh area of Ealing in the 80s. They were very chummy and would have the Kinnock’s over for dinner and vice versa. I think some of these houses go for £5m now detached spacious period properties with generous driveways and gardens.