I'm jealous of the public access to politicians in the UK

[Bourne]

I've noticed the UK has numerous programs where politicians will debate other politicians, celebrities, and take questions directly from the public. LeadersLive is the best example I've ever seen of a politician facing the public and answering all of their questions.

(I havent had great exposure to the above things I mentioned so many my descriptive was off)

In the US, you have Clinton who hasn't had a press conference since 2015 or something like that. Trump is much more visible but still not much more accessible.

[Dresta]

It's one of the benefits of having a monarchy, the lack of which, makes the politicians who actually run things less accessible and less easily scrutinised. England's system is an adversarial one, born of much hatred (gasp) and rancour throughout the years--the monarch, as head of state, and representative of the people, is meant to stand above all that--the low grubbiness that constitutes politics is for politicians not the head of state. The office of the President demands respect because it is supposed to be the head of state and representative of the people at large, not just those who voted for his ticket; but this becomes increasingly difficult when Presidents like the current one use the office for almost purely partisan purposes. It truly started to get out of hand with FDR, when the President effectively became an elected monarch with more power than any other human being in history save perhaps the Roman Caesars. Funnily enough, both these Empires (Rome and the US) had an engrained distrust and dislike of Kingship, but that didn't stop them creating an office far more powerful than any king has ever been.

This is one of the biggest reasons why the President is protected and insulated, and free from ever having to deal with anything as challenging as Prime Minister's Questions.