We have celebrity politicians in this country, and when we don't have those we have those up to their ankles in the mire of some scandal. Pace Dr Fox right now.

Americans, on the other hand, have proper, serious politicians. Look at this clip of Alan Grayson, the former Democrat representative for Florida. I would vote for this man. Why can't British politicians be like this? The same fire, the same common sense, the same straight talk, the same compassion. I look across the florid cheeked ranks of the current British Government and not a scintilla of any of it evident.