The Brits were in a dither over who's going to run the country because they operate within a semi-feudal-anachronism rather than an honest-to-goodness democracy like ours.
Look at the facts:
The people are called "subjects" rather than "citizens" and never in their history have they been allowed to vote for their nation's leader. Instead, the head of government is selected by a handful of politicians and a hereditary monarch.
Without a vote of the people, the political party in power can swap out the head of government simply by choosing a new leader and any time it wants
There is no written constitution.
Some legislators are barred by law from voting on specific issues. Others are selected by the above-mentioned hereditary monarch and cannot be removed from office.
If the UK didn't possess nuclear weapons I might propose the U.S. invade and bring its people American-Style democracy.
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You should probably refrain from commenting on the British system of government until you understand your own. We do not have an "honest-to-goodness" democracy. We have a republic. Not the same thing.
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