The British parliamentary system is world’s gold standard for political debate. I say this as an American and an Irishman in Ukraine. Sadly, Britain’s system of checks and balances, an idea first fleshed out in Ukraine in the 18th century, is dilapidated because of Blairite destruction of the House of Lords. BUT — when it comes to challenging the leader in engaging debate, actual debate, not length speeches, the UK’s House of Commons is the exemplar of democracy. Anyone who doesn’t conduct polit