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by klelatti 1337 days ago
Interesting and relevant post from David Allen Green [1] about the historical origins of the title 'Prime Minister'.

> It was a title that was used just to describe the most dominant minister of the day, the one who controlled the cabinet and had the confidence of parliament – usually the First Lord of the Treasury but sometimes not.

> And if today one asked an alien looking down from space who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, that alien would assume it was Jeremy Hunt.

[1] https://davidallengreen.com/2022/10/a-prime-minister-in-name...

2 comments

> that alien would assume it was Jeremy Hunt

A real alien would realise that it was the Tufton Street gang.

Yes, they're now using the term PMINO for Truss.
Full form?
Prime Minister In Name Only

Easily checked at https://twitter.com/search?q=pmino&src=typed_query

PM in name only if I had to guess