When honesty pays even when it’s deceitful

What’s the difference between a misogynistic, racist reality TV star and the president of the USA? I’ll let you answer that. Donald Trump’s victory defines an era of politics awash with uncertainty and driven by division.

While the comparisons with Brexit may have bored you to death, there is no doubt the similarities between the two campaigns are clear.

Misinformation and negativity were rife. The NHS getting £350m extra a week, a 2,000-mile border wall paid for by another country, who honestly believes this stuff?

Having said that and no matter how many of President Trump’s pledges were complete codswallop the American people voted for the decidedly orange 70-year-old billionaire despite having full knowledge of his past indiscretions.

To put that into context the most powerful man on the planet thinks you can do whatever you like to women if you’re errm... powerful. Well done America.

The leader of the Free World wants to ban all Muslims from entering his country. Well done America.

The president of the world’s largest economy thinks tax avoidance is “smart.” Well done America.

Those quotes aren’t taken out of context or fabricated, in fact they couldn’t have been more explicit. That’s probably why Trump was so popular.

In an era where politicians are criticised for being anything but straight-talking ‘beating around the bush’ didn’t appear to be an idiom in The Donald’s dictionary, even if what he was saying will probably never materialise.

Even during his acceptance speech he praised rival Hillary Clinton, honourable perhaps but I wonder when he’ll ‘lock her up?’

Ours is an era of rebellion, where voters are systematically rejecting the establishment due to its dishonesty. But once again the alternative seems to be just as deceitful.;