Alexander Temerko

Donald Trump’s style of leadership embodies a remarkable paradox: the instincts of an absolute monarch, the ambitions of an emperor, and the powers of an elected president in a constitutional democracy that remains the economic and geopolitical superpower of the modern world. Ironically, a Democratic-controlled Congress could prove to be Trump’s greatest safeguard against his own strategic miscalculations. It could prevent a disastrous deal with Putin at the expense of Ukraine, Europe, and America’s global standing. Lifting sanctions on an aggressor simply to resume business as usual would no longer be a straightforward political transaction. This is precisely one of those rare occasions when the strongest political opposition becomes a president’s greatest protection against himself)

If you want to see how humanity will live 10–20 years from now, look at the development trends of Elon Musk’s businesses today)

Elon is absolutely right. He’s just over 2,300 years late to democracy’s funeral. In 322 BC, Antipater replaced Athenian democracy with oligarchy. Ever since, oligarchy has proved remarkably resilient, especially when marketed as democracy. The original died. The brand lives on;))

Destroy the socialist regulation. Attract private capital into energy infrastructure and generation. Or keep humiliating citizens with £100 crumbs (<£20 a person) like tossing coins to a beggar on Piccadilly.