So far, he has barely mentioned, let alone dismantled, the various repressive measures that Dr Mahathir employed to dampen dissent.

ECONOMIST: Dr Mahathir's old party has done better without him

Moreover it seems ludicrous to argue that General Pinochet was misled into planning his repressive measures in Chile because he believed back in 1973 that he would be immune from prosecution or extradition in Britain.

ECONOMIST: Not much to celebrate