{"id":734,"date":"2023-02-22T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/?page_id=734"},"modified":"2023-02-22T17:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T17:44:00","slug":"statesmanship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/statesmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Statesmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"734\" class=\"elementor elementor-734\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9b2571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9b2571\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de46bec\" data-id=\"de46bec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f0c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6f0c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statesmanship<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8ee3fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8ee3fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d14ef\" data-id=\"d8d14ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055f180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"055f180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/LION-q0gpbr6r4yyj1gg8kyppv4u7ndgbgct1ej23t2fgdk.png\" title=\"LION\" alt=\"LION\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5af937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5af937\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb59470\" data-id=\"cb59470\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d33d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d33d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an age where politics appears increasingly partisan, with a rise in the influence of hard right and hard left opinions and the limitless power of the media to advance biassed views, it has never been more imperative to understand the fundamental difference between politics and statesmanship\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Politics can be described as fundamentally biased and concerned, at least in part, with advancing party political objectives. True statesmanship is better understood as placing the betterment of the country and its people above party politics. This fundamental difference is behind Mr Borrow-Longain&#8217;s often-used statement, \u201cI love statesmanship, though can&#8217;t stand politics\u201d. It is also why Paul feels incredible passionately about the importance of our Head of State remaining a Sovereign and not a party-political, elected president. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a797b45\" data-id=\"a797b45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6aecc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6aecc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/State1-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-793\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/LION-q0gpbr6r4yyj1gg8kyppv4u7ndgbgct1ej23t2fgdk.png\" title=\"LION\" alt=\"LION\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37d905 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37d905\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de4126c\" data-id=\"de4126c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85daa8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85daa8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/State2-267x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/State2-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/State2-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/State2-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/State2.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c4738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0c4738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Borrow-Longain and Sir Iain Duncan Smith in 2021<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b26db5\" data-id=\"8b26db5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a971b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a971b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While holding fundamental beliefs in traditional Conservative principles, Paul doesn&#8217;t exclusively support all the decisions and policies of a Conservative Government, and neither does he universally exclude all policies of either the Labour, Liberal Democrat or other political parties. Blindly supporting or ridiculing an approach based exclusively upon the political party that presented said policy is fundamentally illogical, arguably dangerous, and places unnecessary roadblocks to implementing sound ideas and, ultimately, policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Political leaders are, or should be, servants of their constituents, dedicated to improving the country for all its citizens. It&#8217;s why the idea of political parties was fundamentally rejected in the past by political leaders not only in the United Kingdom, though many other countries, including the United States of America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul believes in the importance of engaging in policy discussion whenever possible and promoting statesmanship at every opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statesmanship In an age where politics appears increasingly partisan, with a rise in the influence of hard right and hard left opinions and the limitless power of the media to advance biassed views, it has never been more imperative to understand the fundamental difference between politics and statesmanship\u00a0 Politics can be described as fundamentally biased [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-734","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":880,"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/734\/revisions\/880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.farnes.net\/paul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}