Quite. You just don't get that sort of priceless information in the FT. (View Post)

Do you think other World Leaders are no longer taking him seriously? It is hard, maybe even impossible, to deal sensibly with his capriciousness. Why not just tell him what he wants to hear and then … (View Post)

You know I really am beat as to what this strategy is, who is truly on board with it, and why. I suspect there really is no strategy. Trump is winging it on the basis of the kind of economics espouse… (View Post)

Excellent piece, Sean. Thank you. Am I right in thinking that the famous dictum you quote came to be used ironically, as a lesson in the value and necessity of diplomacy? In other words, the crude bu… (View Post)

Thanks Roger. It might actually have worked with Trump/Farage, but I guess it's in the round filing basket now, where it belongs. (View Post)