Mulling over what I should be discussing this morning, I remembered the lines from Lewis Carroll’s immortal “Through the Looking Glass”. “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing-wax – Of cabbages – and kings – And why the sea is boiling hot – And whether pigs have wings.” 3.
Now that it has a key role in certain issues that go to the heart of the political debate in any country, such as budget balances and financial stability, this is no longer the case. The issue of a proper executive must be addressed.