Parliament is all the players from all 12 teams including all those on the bench who never even played.
Government is the members of the winning team who were on the field when the whistle blew. They get to lift the trophy.
In real competitions the subs get to lift the trophy too so maybe a better analogy is that the UK Parliament is 12 teams, all their subs, the coaching staff, club management, and the people who run the official fan club. A subset of these from the winning club get to lift the “I am the government now” trophy but not all of them do.
Oh, and of course while the Commons are playing [association] football, the Lords are playing charity match celebrity cricket, and yet some of them (e.g David Lord Cameron) get their hands on the FA Cup too.
In the US, by contrast, it’s more like the guy who owns the team is the one who lifts the trophy. They do so by winning a “whose team do you like the most?” competition, all while a separate match with actual players is going on, none of whom will win the executive trophy.
There are also only two official USA Sports League teams but they split into cliques that play together behind the scenes. Kind of like the midfield caucus doing a deal with the forward caucus to give them the ball in exchange for extra oranges at half time.
Government is the members of the winning team who were on the field when the whistle blew. They get to lift the trophy.
In real competitions the subs get to lift the trophy too so maybe a better analogy is that the UK Parliament is 12 teams, all their subs, the coaching staff, club management, and the people who run the official fan club. A subset of these from the winning club get to lift the “I am the government now” trophy but not all of them do.
Oh, and of course while the Commons are playing [association] football, the Lords are playing charity match celebrity cricket, and yet some of them (e.g David Lord Cameron) get their hands on the FA Cup too.
In the US, by contrast, it’s more like the guy who owns the team is the one who lifts the trophy. They do so by winning a “whose team do you like the most?” competition, all while a separate match with actual players is going on, none of whom will win the executive trophy.
There are also only two official USA Sports League teams but they split into cliques that play together behind the scenes. Kind of like the midfield caucus doing a deal with the forward caucus to give them the ball in exchange for extra oranges at half time.