It is darkest before dawn
In the week that saw Donald Trump reign victorious over Kamala Harris, winning the American Presidential election by an unexpected landslide, here is your weekend wire.
Trump triumphs
As Britain awoke on Wednesday morning to the dreaded news that Donald Trump had won the U.S. election, there was an all too familiar feeling of despair, horror and anxiety for those who uphold the importance of human rights, the rule of law and the rules-based international system, among other things.
Becoming the first Republican to win the popular vote since George Bush Jr in 2004, the results provide sombre food for thought regarding the state of the Democrat party specifically and the state of American politics as a whole. Particularly surprising was:
- The support for Trump amongst young men but also amongst...