Perhaps the answer is bound up with China – and our inability to focus on more than a single problem at once.
The current entrepreneurial spirit and endeavour are the strongest I have experienced in my career.
We scratch and scrabble around looking for solutions to the challenge. But this is the key.
On this and much else, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan is more likely to deliver than the former stockbroker from Sevenoaks.
The case for May. Which candidate in these momentous times can you imagine dealing best with the likes of Obama, Merkel and Putin – or terror attacks?