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>>donoho+(OP)
I know this is about UK (where I am a foreigner living for almost a decade).

But why are pretty much all governments universally inept? It's not only the UK but US gov has also pushed for this and plenty of other stupendously stupid ideas or decisions - and plenty of other governments (well, all of them) besides.

It leads me to believe that our species is incapable of leading itself, that we are incapable of choosing good leaders.

>>fennec+pO
Look at how these guys are selected:

Democracy: Through popularity contests

Monarchy: Through birth

Other various dictators: Through force/corruption

How on earth does anyone expect the best, most competent people for the job to be selected by these methods?

>>ryandr+Ya1
The first one is the best one, but it only works well with an educated population. Unfortunately, many democratic countries have lost that key ingredient.