Of all the unlikely pieces of news that have belaboured us in recent weeks, the news that Paddy Ashdown has died – with all his…
Of all the unlikely pieces of news that have belaboured us in recent weeks, the news that Paddy Ashdown has died – with all his…
Strongmen rule – Erdogan, Trump, Bolsonaro, Putin, Savini. Where Liberal Democracy and the ‘bourgeois parties’ fail to present their electorates with a strong, credible leader,…
“Every political party promises to revitalize those areas of the country that have been left behind by de-industrialisation and the rapidly changing nature of our…
An effective leader does not swirl unanchored in the wind of public opinion. A true leader establishes a direction and brings public opinion along. Or…
I have returned, as General Macarthur might have said. I was only gone a week to the calmer fields of Picardy, but I feel kike…
By chance, last week, I watched a recording of Robin Cook’s resignation speech in the House of Commons. It was during the Iraq debate in…
I have seen it many times in the business world. The Chief Financial Officer promoted to be chief executive but never stops actually being and…
Successful leadership in politics is to have a vision that can stretch across traditional voting patterns and a set of values that resonate with a…