Reply #21: In our system, it's mainly up to the party at this stage [View All]

And the party will be replacing him within a few months - if this hadn't already been agreed, then they'd probably be throwing him out by now. They did force the issue of his retiring earlier than he would have planned to. He's a lame duck.

It's better to have him replaced by his party, than by a vote of no confidence, as the latter could result in the Tories getting in, while the Labour Party will replace him with Gordon Brown, who, though not an ideal person, is better than either Blair or the Tories.

There have been lots of protests, demonstrations and petitions against Blair; the public have certainly not just been accepting him. We don't have a system of 'recall' in the UK, nor do we have an equivalent of primary elections for party leaders, so if we have a far-right leader of our left-wing party, it's a bit difficult for the voters to get rid of him without electing someone even worse. At least he'll be out soon! Personally, I think we should have your system of term limits.