Party system

And it assails Republicans and Democrats alike.

Because President George Washington in his farewell address said that the two-party system will be the bane of American liberty.

And he certainly was correct.

Sadly,

The only way is if enough Americans decided the party was over like Sam Bushman.

But the problem is I'm one in a million.

Because even if you started a petition drive nationwide to get rid of the two-party system and to take control back to the American people of our government, which is what it's supposed to be, You wouldn't get enough.

Are there enough independents that would actually sign it? No.

We can't have paralysis in our political system for, what was it, four years, five years, as we had before, if we are going to, in a very honest way, reopen the debate.

But that does lead me on to the final question, Leah, which is the future of Britain's party system.

If we just put PR, proportional representation, to one side, why are you laughing? Because they're just like massive topics today.

Just like skate through them.

The Conservatives under Badenoch are showing signs of renewed confidence and strength.

Reform is under pressure and the Greens have suffered somewhat of a setback.

Does this kind of suggest that we could be looking at a return to the two-party system with smaller parties at the political fringes playing a role but a much reduced role than they have done in the last two or three years?

I think that Britain's future abroad depends on repair at home.

So the book is called États Désunis.

And this week I've been reading The Disruption of the British Party System, A Guide to the Next General Election by Richard Rose.

So Richard Rose is one of the most prominent and longstanding academics in British politics, although he is himself American.

He's observed for longer and knows more about British politics than almost anybody else still writing and thinking about them today.

And this is an interesting book that basically tries to look at where are we at the moment in the midterm of this parliament, what are the dynamics within the party system, and how is that likely to play out.

At times it's a textbook basically explaining the different iterations of party system that we've had in this country.

At other times it's rather journalistic.

If it has a downside, it's at the time it came out, Keir Starmer was still prime minister.