A Point of View: Churchill and the birth of the special relationship
"In a few days' time, David Cameron will be journeying to Washington to visit Barack Obama, and according to a White House Statement, his visit will 'highlight the fundamental importance of the US-UK special relationship and the depth of friendship between the American people and the people of the United Kingdom'.
Perhaps it will, and I hope it does, but it's also likely to give rise to at least two challenging questions. Is America's relationship with Britain as special as it used to be? And is it genuinely more special than with any other country?"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17272610
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...the "special relationship" is a relatively recent construct - we really did not care all that much for each other at all until the First World War, and that simmered until the Second World War broke out. I do agree that it is a special relationship that is comparable to our relationship with Australia too, but not Canada, never Canada.
