In reply to The Lemming:
> Aren't televised debates best for Presidential elections when you are voting for an individual to hold the top office?
> Or are Televised debates the future for British politics where people may as well vote for a Party's leader rather than individual MP's of each constituency?
That's what happens anyway. The truth is we need a political 'effective' head of state to represent the country, so by default it's become the PM. It's not even new, Winston Churchill did it during the war.
Less arrogant countries might have sorted it out by now, as you imply we have to choose between voting for a party which is obviously shaped by its leader, and a local rep.... most people choose the former.
Maybe the sight of Ed Milliband at international summits will stir people to demand change.