How do you reconcile leadership in a democracy?

Question

Does democracy only involve choosing the leader? Then it's over to them.

Answer 1

none of us voted that clot brown......did we???.........

Answer 2

Democracy is about choosing our leaders.  Those elected to govern then elect from within their ranks a party leader.  There has always been the view that democracy in the UK follows a model of 'benevolent paternalism' - i.e. we vote for them then they make decisions on our behalf.  That view is changing - there is greater emphasis on the need for evidence based reasoning and consultation - though clearly there is a long way to go - not least because we need to be much clearer about what we mean by consultation.