When will PMQs be abolished? It’s total horseshit

Leaving aside the squeaky indignations of our inadequate prime minister, and the frankly boring questions by the opposition leader. what exactly is the purpose of this braying, deluded clown show? We don’t get anything of use, we don’t get anything except question avoidance and grandstanding followed by someone shouting ‘more’ so that others nearby will also make the same noise. As if shouting a noise makes the point rather than the brain of the person supposed to be in charge.

I can switch it off but I also don’t understand what the actual use of this excercise is.

theplanlessman,

Once upon a time the use of the exercise was to… question the PM. Nowadays it’s little more than a tool for political point scoring.

I’m with you, I want to watch but I also want the PM to actually answer a bloody question every now and then. I feel there needs to be some kind of requirement for the PM’s response to actually answer the question given.

I would even much rather they just say “I don’t have than information to hand” or “I can’t answer that question right now but will provide a response within X timeframe” rather than waffle and spin their way to their preferred talking point that they think will appeal to the voters.

merridew,

PMQs is an opportunity for MPs to put questions to the Government, in public. If the government chooses to publicly dodge a legitimate question, that in itself is worth it.

Before Blair, PMQs were twice a week for 15 minutes. Once a week for 30 is a recent change. And before Wilson & Heath it was pretty civilised. That too is a recent change, and it’s got markedly worse under the recent run of Tories.

Oneeightnine,
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The problem is I don’t see them get much push back for their dodges. They’re smart enough to know the better way to handle a tricky question is to merely answer it with a question right back at the opposition.

Get the PM on Question Time. For all its faults I think that’d be a much more uncomfortable ride for our elected leader.

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