A better future is always possible. But it cannot not involve an impoverished Britain pleading for a cut of hydrocarbons from a regime which cares nothing for its own citizens, never mind ours.
The killing gives Turkey’s autocrat the opportunity to make common cause with the Saudi prince’s enemies.
The country’s partial lifting of the blockade and its humanitarian efforts are welcome, but there is more that the Prince could do.
The Crown Prince will need all of his skills to balance the demands of tribal court politics while driving social and economic modernisation.
The Saudi financing of Newcastle United is a national disgrace. It’s time we took it seriously.