It is now more than two weeks since Donald Trump was elected to become the next President of the United States and during that period there has understandably been much rejoicing among nationalist, traditionalist conservative and radical right-wing circles. If he is to be believed, Donald Trump does show great promise and his presidency may well represent a watershed moment in the history of our people. A notable feature of Trump’s period as President-elect, apart from the predictable…

As most of us will be aware by now, the American people have chosen Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States in what must be the biggest political upset in that country since Lee Harvey Oswald unleashed a bullet from the fifth floor window of the School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, fifty-three years ago, this month. Donald Trump, a man who despite his manifest skills as an entrepreneur, has never before held elected…