Blair warned that faith in democracy was in decline, saying: “There is more than a mild flirtation in the west with what we can loosely call rule by the ‘strongman’ ie the leader who has supreme control over the levers of government, sets a direction and dismisses all opposition to it with varying portions of disdain or repression,” the former prime minister said “We must understand the attraction of this model since its footprint is growing.”
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.