[gwurk]

I think the american to party system is the problem, which happens to also be used in the uk. You can not make assumptions of the entire west about political matters based on something happening in two countries when they differ so much from other western countries in it's political system.

[graemep]

I did not say its the entire west, I said its not just the US, and I specifically highlighted Anglophone countries.

The American party system is not that similar to the UK's. They are both FPTP but the UK is nothing like as two party as the US. Compare this:

https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown

to this:

https://members.parliament.uk/parties/Commons