So loathed is Donald Trump by Western liberals that one suspects he could ban guns, introduce a universal basic income and allow gender self-ID on the census, and they would probably still find something to condemn. Even so, the President’s from the World Health Organisation has sparked a remarkable level of outrage given this is a temporary freeze.This is not to say that Mr Trump’s detractors are wrong to question his motives. The President, a consummate electioneer, is clearly trying to divert attention away from . But even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and Mr Trump is right...…So loathed is Donald Trump by Western liberals that one suspects he could ban guns, introduce a universal basic income and allow gender self-ID on the census, and they would probably still find something to condemn. Even so, the President’s from the World Health Organisation has sparked a remarkable level of outrage given this is a temporary freeze.This is not to say that Mr Trump’s detractors are wrong to question his motives. The President, a consummate electioneer, is clearly trying to divert attention away from . But even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and Mr Trump is right...WW…

It is 30 years since the fabled men in grey suits filed in one by one. Their purpose was to oust . Mrs Thatcher, then sitting on an 102-seat majority, having won three general elections in a row, would later describe her cabinet’s actions as “treachery with a smile on its face”. To her supporters, this was treason; a coup by the Party’s europhile wing which had always loathed her. To her detractors, it was a necessary power-grab from a domineering, out-of-touch premier. Yet Conservatives had struggled in elections since Macmillan, and Mrs Thatcher remained popular with Tory voters....…It is 30 years since the fabled men in grey suits filed in one by one. Their purpose was to oust . Mrs Thatcher, then sitting on an 102-seat majority, having won three general elections in a row, would later describe her cabinet’s actions as “treachery with a smile on its face”. To her supporters, this was treason; a coup by the Party’s europhile wing which had always loathed her. To her detractors, it was a necessary power-grab from a domineering, out-of-touch premier. Yet Conservatives had struggled in elections since Macmillan, and Mrs Thatcher remained popular with Tory voters....WW…

This week, Matt Hancock appeared on BBC Breakfast in what was subsequently trumpeted as a “car-crash interview”. As the Health Secretary, , attempted to explain the rationale for new restrictions, anchor Naga Munchetty grew exasperated with his evasions, questioning him ever-more stridently.“This is very worrying, isn’t it?”, she said, as if speaking for the nation, à la . “We all know the rules now… but they’re not working, are they? This is why you’ve had to introduce more regional lockdowns… How prepared are you to impose a national lockdown if those regional measures don’t work?”...…This week, Matt Hancock appeared on BBC Breakfast in what was subsequently trumpeted as a “car-crash interview”. As the Health Secretary, , attempted to explain the rationale for new restrictions, anchor Naga Munchetty grew exasperated with his evasions, questioning him ever-more stridently.“This is very worrying, isn’t it?”, she said, as if speaking for the nation, à la . “We all know the rules now… but they’re not working, are they? This is why you’ve had to introduce more regional lockdowns… How prepared are you to impose a national lockdown if those regional measures don’t work?”...WW…

The role of Health Secretary – especially a Conservative one – can be thankless. Presiding over a system in eternal crisis, he or she must suffer the slings and arrows of shouty interviews with junior doctors and endless Guardian think-pieces accusing them of conspiring to privatise the NHS.Universal unpopularity in such circumstances seems inevitable, failure guaranteed.No wonder , when appointed to the role by Tony Blair, reportedly uttered the immortal words “Oh f***. Not health!"So who among us can really blame Matt Hancock for jumping at the chance to seize Absolute Power? However, he...…The role of Health Secretary – especially a Conservative one – can be thankless. Presiding over a system in eternal crisis, he or she must suffer the slings and arrows of shouty interviews with junior doctors and endless Guardian think-pieces accusing them of conspiring to privatise the NHS.Universal unpopularity in such circumstances seems inevitable, failure guaranteed.No wonder , when appointed to the role by Tony Blair, reportedly uttered the immortal words “Oh f***. Not health!"So who among us can really blame Matt Hancock for jumping at the chance to seize Absolute Power? However, he...WW…