The past year has shown us what happens when mainstream parties lose touch with their supporters. That was the big lesson of 2016. And heed it we must if we are to make a success of the coming year. The British electorate rejected their prime minister’s advice – and that of the political class generally…
New South Wales is losing a great premier and Mike can be proud of what he has achieved. Those who see politics as a calling might be disappointed that he’s going after just over two and a half years and lament more turnover in our public life. As his friend and colleague, I have a…
Published in The Australian, 14 January 2016 In just a few days Donald Trump will become President of the United States and leader of the free world. It’s high time for people everywhere to stop lamenting the rise of Trump and to start responding to it. If he does what he has said he would – and…
Brexit means that Britain is back. The country that gave the world the English language, common law and the Mother of Parliaments is once more to seize its destiny as a global leader. This is an exciting time for Britain and an exhilarating one for the countless millions elsewhere who appreciate Britain’s unique contribution to…
Published in The Wall Street Journal, 8 January 2016 Most countries regard themselves as better than others, not just different. But there are few, if any, with a greater sense of manifest destiny than the United States and China. Ronald Reagan, echoing the Founding Fathers, used to express this by describing America as a “shining…