The administration has seen an extraordinary turnover of key personnel. Can a new Chief of Staff steady the ship?
Plus: As I bask by a sun-illuminated swimming pool on holiday in Spain, I reflect on how the Spanish respond if you try to fiddle your water supply…
The President finally looked as if he were spending a little time on policy and wooing American allies in Eastern Europe. Then…
This is because in order to maximise opportunities, we must have control over our tariff schedules and our domestic regulation.
This is important not only because without arguments we are weak in the face of our adversaries, such as Corbyn, but also because we must keep checking that we’re right.
From tax and healthcare to foreign affairs, the administration is finally getting down to the business of government.
As time passes, a decreasing slice of the electorate has any experience at all of old-fashioned socialism. And the argument that it doesn’t work cuts little ice.
We would remain bound by the EU’s protectionist tariff structure, and have our trade agreements determined by institutions on which we were not represented.
Our relationships with other countries are built and maintained by institutions on a generational basis, rather than presidential whim.
The President seems determined to force other NATO members to pay their way, diplomatic niceties be damned.
Plus: A diplomatic success for Trump. A Love Actually moment, please, from May. And: has anyone seen Diane Abbott?
It’s hard to see enough Republican legislators backing it, but don’t put it past the President to change that.
The President’s decision has aroused concern in both parties, and drawn attention once again to an issue he is desperate to shake off.
Perhaps the reason why the Conservatives are marginalising them is that the former are shaping an electoral coalition big enough to include Leavers and Remainers.
Charlie Gard’s case highlights how the culture of the Health Service can make it deeply resistant to the legitimate wishes of patients.