The David Miranda story brings home the fact that we do have an elected Head of State, it is just that he is elected in America and not in Britain.
Another remote microstate left over from the Middle Ages and forgotten by the world is in a similar position. In succession to the Kings of France, the President of the French Republic is also a Co-Prince of Andorra.
The other is the Bishop of Urgell, and there is in fact a very long history of a Prince-Bishop on these shores. The position of Bishop of Durham, for it was he, is currently vacant.
Let the appointment be made with the provision that the appointee shall enjoy the same powers in the United Kingdom as are enjoyed by the President of the United States.
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