While normally steering well clear of British politics I admit to having enjoyed recent live TV sessions of the UK Parliament. The weekly Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQ) held on Wednesdays is far more entertaining than any soap opera. Witnessing the verbal jousting as the PM attempts to side-step a withering grilling is sheer theatre. It is almost like being the accused in the dock at a court hearing.
At times the exchanges can be juvenile but at least we are in the healthy situation of witnessing the top politician in the kingdom having to answer awkward questions -- now that's democracy in action, up front and in your face. There are few countries in the world where you can observe a leader undergo such a cross-examination.
Boris Johnson has been on the back foot recently and has looked exhausted after each session. The Daily Mail likened last Monday's parliamentary exchanges to "The Game of Thrones without the Dragons".
