Choices to be made

As I write this, I sit looking out from my home at the rolling hills of Lancashire as we stand at the dawn of spring.

For many this time heralds the total control over prevailing decisions on our future direction, coveted by the euphoria of finally having broken free from binding chains that for too long had held the lion captive, stopping it claiming its rightful place as king and master of all in its sight.

But that is not quite how everyone sees it. On a recent trip overseas, I had the opportunity to be amongst a group of the finest minds the east of our globe currently has deployed on policymaking. The difference in perspectives is striking.