How does a Parliament work? My impression of it is that it is chaotic and unproductive in solving country’s issues. Every single issue is brought up and before one member finishes speaking, a few others would jump in and interrupt. Why is this system used? Is the a better alternative?
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Which bits do you watch? The stuff you see on the main TV news is less than five percent of what happens. It’s mostly for show. It’s modelled on a debate society (or maybe a debate society is modelled on it?). Either way the debates in Parliament are mostly theatre.
Most of the *actual* business of Parliament is behind the scenes stuff that you don’t normally watch. That includes Select Committees, and members talking to each other in the lobby. You will, of course, get proper debates in Parliament. However those often don’t have a lot of TV coverage and are rather dull and boring. Ideas and policies *definitely* are talked through and challenged without the show outrage.
I’m talking about the UK BTW but other assemblies around the world are pretty much the same. The legislature doesn’t simply sit in a house all day and barrage the other side with memes and witty quips.
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