Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU? | William Keegan

Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution...

In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a satirical book, It Can't Happen Here, about a lying demagogue, Buzz Windrip, who rises to power and transforms the American scene for the worse within months.

There were fears of parallels with the plot of the book when Trump first became president. This time, the fears are far more serious, as Trump's barrage of executive orders challenges the constitutional checks and balances designed by the founding fathers to inhibit the autocratic desires of a future wrong'un becoming president.