Peter Hague(@peterrhague):It’s a metaphor I keep coming back to; a nation can have a decisive lead and then simply throw it away for bad, short-term reasons. And the damning thing is, you’ll probably not realise how bad a decision it was in your own lifetime. You’ll think you won.

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Peter Hague@peterrhague

2026.11.09 07:26

It’s a metaphor I keep coming back to; a nation can have a decisive lead and then simply throw it away for bad, short-term reasons. And the damning thing is, you’ll probably not realise how bad a decision it was in your own lifetime. You’ll think you won.