President of the U.K.

Surely we can vote for whoever stands ,

of course not Parsley3 haven't you heard ,since EVEL Scots cant be in government in the UK as they cant make laws for the rest of the UK yet ENGLISH mp'S get to make most of our laws in Scotland and wreck our lives while doing it.THATS what Westminster calls democracy!!

Annie didn't specify ENGLISH only

I didn’t specify English, Welsh, Irish or Scots

I am sure there are suitable contestants in the four countries of the U.K.

David Attenborough, because he's going to live forever, right?

Rosie & who has made the decisions about what constitutes
"properly prepared", who made the laws for " law abiding" citizens to follow and defined " illegal immigrant" status? If that is you then it sounds a bit too like North Korea for it to be my utopia!??

As Nelson Mandela isn't available, I would go for Princess Anne, who works hard and seems to have a sense of humour.

Anne is a Windsor, hardly likely to stand if her mother, brother and nephew have been booted out of their jobs is she ? And republicans want rid of the Windsors

I'm fine with Royal Family staying right where they are, thank you

So far we have two Americans, two Scots and a 92 year old man nominated, ?

If David Attenborough not available what about Orla Doherty? She seems to be on his wavelength.

Thats because its treated like a joke ...in a grown up coutry ,not one where folk think the monarch is entitled to a job ofr life and then pass it on and on ...people take voting for a president seriously .
Either of my two Scots or Robert Winston whose age or origins I dont know would do a better job for far less outlay AND not expect their kids to take over ...goodness me isn't that what places like North Korea do and we slate THEM .I truly am amazed at the people who support royalty.

To be fair Janea I don't imagine them voting Labour!
Apparently Harold Wilson was HM's favourite Prime Minister of all.

I can't think of anyone who does not have a political bias.

goodness me isn't that what places like North Korea do and we slate THEM .I truly am amazed at the people who support royalty.

We know that already paddyann - but equating the apolitical Royal Family, HM especially with the murderous authoritarian North Korean dynasty really is beyond belief!

What about JK Rowling? She seems kind but strong and does a lot of charity work

Sorry paddyann Robert Winston is in the Lords and you want rid of them

J K Rowling is out, close friend of Gordon and Sarah Brown, a Blairite ? ?

Paddy I take your point about EVEL but we're not talking about the HoC here.
It would be a wholly different concept. I'd see Magnus M B as a well respected candidate.

Jalima it is not beyond possibility to like someone but not agree on their politics!

JK is out for other reasons in Scotland a big supporter of "the vow" that never was as Gordon Brown was too.Shame he could have been a good PM Winston would lose his title if we got rid of monarchy Annie nothing to stop him then

The Royal family is NOT Apolitical ...for heavens sake yu'd need to be deaf blind and dumb to think that

Idris Elba?

Oh I wouldn't mind him!

The Royal family is NOT Apolitical ...for heavens sake yu'd need to be deaf blind and dumb to think that
I am none of those things - what a rude post.

She may open Parliament, she may have to give the Royal Assent to legislation but that is purely formal. She may have her own views which we rarely know about and PMs may ask for her advice - but that is all it is.

The British Head of State is apolitical and we need to keep it that way whether the RF continues or we have an elected Head of State.

I second giving the job to Angela Merkel as a retirement project (as per Jane10's post). She comes across as sensible, level-headed and friendly.