Oliver Hartwich: Brits want something radical to fix 'Broken Britain'

You may be forgiven for not knowing who Michael Ashcroft is. In this country, he is hardly a household name.

In Britain, the 77-year-old peer is not just well-known for his multi-billion-dollar fortune or his Conservative Party activities, as the commissioner of some of Britain’s most fascinating opinion polls, Lord Ashcroft has also made a name for himself over the past two decades.