It was the Donald who did most of the talking,leaving Theresa looking like an awkward botStraight after lunch is the graveyard slot in Davos. Dead time between a cheese fondue and the excitement of Donald Trump’s arrival, when the world’s political and trade leaders – along with a healthy smattering of tax exiles and hangers on – get to catch up on a few zeds. So who better to fill it than the British prime minister? Someone with the unique ability to set aside even hyperactive seven-year-olds to sleep.
The main hall was barely half full when Klaus Schwab, and the World Economic Forum’s founder and executive chairman,welcomed Theresa May to the platform. It was even emptier by the time she had finished her speech 25 minutes later. Theres only so much punishment some people can prefer even in the pursuit of oblivion.
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Source: guardian.co.uk