Surely we have to encourage Mr Trump and Mr Xi to sit down and devise a revitalised UN which, give or take a few safeguards, is based on power, tasked with a very specific role and given the wherewithal to enforce its diktats. We might not like it, but what else is there?
If Britain is to thrive commercially, and provide a good standard of living for its citizens and good care for its sick and elderly, It has to have top educational achievement. That requires a population which has been taught to think and to innovate and to analyse by studying a myriad of different subjects.
Statutory interference carries a duty. The government should ensure that it does not undermine the viability of the industry and should carry out and publish the research supporting its position on inheritance tax. A better case needs to be made.
To penalise something which is first rate in the hope of building up something which often is not, seldom adds to overall quality.
If we start excluding public servants on fatuous ground, we will lose good men and replace them with sanctimonious prats: the present government is not so over endowed with talent that it can afford this.