“After all, we’re all on the same team… aren’t we?”What is the point of the G7 meetings? The issues are clear: growth, defence, security and future threats – like the developing El-Nino. Instead, the leaders dance around the Orange Man, ignoring the fragmentation around them. If we are going to put Europe on track, we have to identify the problems and address them at root. Capital Markets and Defence are examples of where it’s gone wrong – and we have solutions!What were they really thinking about at the G7 Meeting? For some leaders it may have been a blessed relief to get away from mounting domestic political pressures. For others an opportunity for a brief spell in the reflected sunlight of the event – smiling as they demonstrated they had a seat at, or adjacent to, the table. (Adjacent – word of the decade – it means SFA.) For most their biggest fear would have been the challenge of dealing with Donald Trump. But it was an older, orange-er, heavier looking Trump who grumped over the event. He may be telling everyone he was the boss and he got what he wanted from Iran… but the most dangerous 4 words in politics are “doesn’t he look tired.”You can read the Morning Porridge by subscribing on ⁠www.morningporridge.com⁠, and have it delivered fresh to your inbox every morning!

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