Yes Don, you're right except for one important point - our Prime Minister is NOT the President. It's the PARTY that's elected to power, not a person. The Prime Minister is merely what his title suggests, the leader of the Cabinet of Ministers that make up the Government. It's impossible to have a Prime Minister whose party doesn't have a greater number of MPs than any other individual party in The House Of Commons, unlike the States where the President may be from the minority party. And the Prime Minister can be removed from office by the members of his own party, or by a vote of no confidence by the members of the House of Commons. The Prime Minister of Great Britain has far less power than the President of the USA, and his position is considerably less secure.

Also, why do you feel that Margaret Thatcher wasn't heroic? Personally I have little regard for the policies she and her band of crawling toady public-schoolboy ministers pushed through during their years of mis-rule, but I have the utmost admiration for her as a woman and a leader because of the courage and strength she displayed on many occasions. Her motives may have been suspect, her guts never were.

Johnny :0)