No it's not that hard to imagine. But when I look at politicians, on either side of the Atlantic, that's not what I see. I see a lot of hard working MPs lost

No it's not that hard to imagine. But when I look at politicians, on either side of the Atlantic, that's not what I see. I see a lot of hard working MPs lost in the system, doing as the party machines tell them. They're more subservient than powerful. I see the stars and office holders following a much more Machiavellian approach. A good question is whether that's mainly down to the types of people getting involved, or the party machines that have developed.