Of course, we have to shoulder our share of the blame too. Our gutter press may be losing its influence, but its legacy lives on in our demanding real leaders on one hand and asking for someone with no flaws who you could take home to meet granny on the other. It’s pretty unlikely that Churchill – arguably the world’s highest functioning drunk – would have made it to the top these days. Ditto Lloyd George who had so many notches on his bedpost that it probably resembled a toothpick. So perhaps we should recognise that leadership qualities and flaws are often part of the same package. Demand people with skeleton-free closets and you get Ed Miliband.