http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6243558.stm

Gordon becomes pm tomorrow at 2 pm, no leadership contest, no votes nothing, just a fucking succession?

Am I completely mistaken here in thinking that only the monarchy is supposed to pass on to an hereditary heir and that the role of party leader and Prime Minister is/was always supposed to be a result of a democratic voting process


This really pisses me off, the Labour party should at least have gone through the motions of voting for him even though he was a dead cert.

Are we to expect no more general elections in future as well? Just keep Labour in power forever.