We should not be shy about defending human rights there. But for the country to fall into the hands of jihadist-sheltering Islamists doesn’t bear thinking about.
Support from local businesses, active citizenship, and the occasional competition – these are the ingredients for a strong civil society.
It’s time to increase tax thresholds, extend the one per cent cap on public sector pay, and cut welfare spending for better-off people.
We should learn from being wrong-footed over developments in a country crucial to the fortunes of the wider middle east.
From Howe’s famous budget to the sacking of the Wets, a crucial few months proved to be deeply formative for Thatcher.