"So a good leader is one who ploughs their own course, doesn't pay attention to diverging opinions and is convinced they are never wrong but gets stuff done (but naturally only the stuff they want done).
Sounds very similar to the accepted view of how Russians vote and look how well that has done for them over the last 80-90 years."
Not at all. A good leader is one who ensures the right people are doing the right job, prioritises the important tasks from the petty, and absolutely sacks the under achievers without a second thought. He/she represents the nation, and brings the gravity of that responsibility to the role. Nick Clegg hasnt got a clue about 'Nation first'.
Weve become so used to disingenuous election manifestos, we accept continual slippy slidy u-turn politicians. Its time for zero tolerance and thats exactly where we are today. We have a first past the post system because we know the impotence of coalition and the damaging impact of minority groups on main stream government. That doesnt mean to say minorities are ignored, but when you give disproportionate power to minority streams, the majority usually pay the price.
For example, All those supporting Sturgeon in her sychophantic and self promoting media onslaught should indeed look at the impact on the country if indeed we did go to a PR. UKIP received 2.3 million more votes than the SNP, yet they have 1 seat (thankfully) in parliament where the SNP have 56. Sturgeon would do well to remember that.
TM has absolutely stepped up to the role we have demanded of her, despite her being a previous remain supporter. She has no doubt whatsoever of the countries expectation and is fully aware of what she is being paid to do. Her personal wishes/opinion, dont have any bearing whatsoever. That is a good leader. Robin Cook was the same and was hugely under appreciated.
Cameron ran for the hills despite assuring the country he wouldnt. Clegg has jumped in the I can be critical from the passenger seat because its no skin of my nose. And the Labour party has well simply internally combusted as theyve been utterly caught out in their contradicting, people pleasing duplicity.
The nation will no longer accept the duplicity of Blair or any other of his ilk.
We have, for the first time since Clement Atlee, a nation which is demanding zero tolerance from our government and demanding they act in the nations best interest, almost irrespective of previous allegances.
Atlee implemented social changes previously unseen to address an utterly broken post-war britain, simply because, the nation demanded he do so. As now, there were of course huge rafts of detractors. There will always be those who 'well Ive done ok under the old regime, how dare you change it'. Nick Clegg hasnt a clue and is indeed utterly bemused as to why the nation voted out. How does that even come close to representing our nation as a great leader?