No, I don't think that Steve. However, the Blairs, Camerons and Mays of this world do not have the same executive powers as a President, and they are not Heads of State. In that way, their powers are limited by the Sovereignty of Parliament, and they can't just do as they like. Not completely under control, but perhaps more so than they would be if they had presidential powers.

I believe that the Head of State should be what the monarch is - merely a figure-head with little power. I would like to see much of the ostentation of monarchy done away with, I don't understand the need for all those palaces and mansions, for instance, and I'd like to see the wider royal family relegated to the same status as the rest of us.

I understand the desire for an elected head of state, and I understand the dislike of our monarchical system, but we are currently seeing, across the pond, that electing a head of state is no guarantee of getting the best person in charge, and at least our monarch doesn't have her thumb on the Big Red Button. I don't think you'd ever see her re-tweeting 'Britain First' racist shit either!