I suppose there are many similarities between the Tory parties and the Republican party of America, but the one that stands out in everybody's mind is that they both gave us national leaders who traumatised the country - Thatcher and Nixon.

Thatchers simplistic dogma simply ruined the economy, infrastructure and manufacturing base for all time. Getting a President impeached left America ashamed and humbled and the Republican party distrustful of intellectuals of any kind.

Both employed dirty tricks from the MI5/CIA (bodies entrusted with policing national security) to get elected.

Since Thatcher - a sort of modern Thomas Cromwell character from humble origins, the Tories have retreated to the security blanket of enthroning one twit (usually posh) after another. The Republicans have well... well Dubya, Reagan - and Sarah Paling would have been the popular choice......!