29 January

I find it’s often clever people who struggle most understanding politics. A country has tried exactly what Brian suggests here - it’s called China. Not sure that’s what he really wants. The custodians of our past and future are our institutions. The things Trump and Brexit are dismantling. Imagine a politician telling you your pay had to be cut ‘for the interests of people 500 years from now.’ They’d be a laughing stock. Yet another way I think we lump all of our grievances into one overflowing basket labelled ‘politicians’. They’re the scapegoats for most of our failings.