Today is the 50th Anniversary of Screaming Lord Sutch first standing for parliament. He polled 209 votes for the  Teenage Party in the Stratford by-election narrowly losing to Angus Maude.

It should be noted that from this point onwards politics went from becoming the reserve of the titled and select (aristocratic) few who controlled the Country to the present situation where  the titled and select (aristocratic) few control the Country.