We must make it strong enough to transcend the complacency, elitism and populism that threaten its very existence.
Above all, we need to focus on the strategic picture. Throughout the world democracy, human rights and the rule of law are under pressure.
We deceived ourselves into thinking that as China grew richer, its political system would become more democratic.
The author warns we are sending far too many people to university and creating “a whole great bloated cognitive bureaucratic class”.
The EU is caught between making more effective decisions and compromising its smaller members’ interests.
We are seeing the rise of the outrider. These ‘non-party campaigns’ often spring up in and around elections – with the public in the dark about their funding.
Much of this book is true, and the author does not pretend fully to understand what is happening. And yet I think her pessimism is overdone.
It was promised “in our first year”. Instead, there will be mini-commissions, and a push to reform a Government bugbear: judicial review.
Britain is said to be keen to build such a coalition to include the existing G7 members, alongside India, South Korea and Australia.
The political foundations of other centre-right governments around the world wield significant influence and are powerful tools for foreign policy.
In the name of cracking down on ‘disinformation’ and controlling infection, governments are centralising power and silencing critics.
The simple fact is that, despite its lofty goals, it repeatedly fails to live up to the values and standards it was set up to defend.
Sensationalising data is all too common in politics. We have to end this trend if we want to keep people safe.
At the heart of the Rutnam row is its reservations not only about how the post-Brexit journey is being negotiated, but about taking it in the first place.
We’ve announced a £43 million package to help new arrivals find a home, a school place for their children, employment or a route to set up a business.