Ian Smithson
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851 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 10 May
Ian Smithson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Yeah.
Yeah, the Prime Minister is the elected head of... He might as well be, right?
Yeah, but why do we need a head of state?
If the argument is how we get a head of state, just don't have one.
Yeah.
There is no governmental reason other than you need somebody to swear them in.
You actually don't.
Yeah, the... Effectively, you have the head of the Electoral Commission swears in the Prime Minister because they're the people who hold the election, so...
Yeah, we will, because I don't think anybody would find the no head of state as a, you know, legitimate- Palatable option.
Palatable option.
So, imagine- Then it would be how do we get a president elected, created, voted on?
We just need to follow the American version.
Oh, yeah.
That's really worked for them.
Would we have like the... No, we won't.
There was never... Electoral College?
No.
The Electoral College, yes.
Don't get me started on that.
There's...
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