Politicians may make populist promises to disenfranchised masses, says Graham Bentley, but forward-thinking advisers should have a greater chance of delivering on the substance
So we have a 70 year-old US President-elect - generally despised by bien-pensants and a generation of bright young things, but adored by the disenfranchised, blue-collar brigade who wanted to deliver a bit of a kicking to the establishment. It is said electorates get the leaders they deserve. We'll see. Trump is the antithesis of the suave, correct career politician. It is rather bewitching to see the establishment slapped about - especially for us baby-boomers raised on protest. But his coming to power is not via a younger generation's rallying cry. His campaign tapped into a dark po...
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