A few words on Theresa May.

I quite liked Theresa May. I think because – like everyone – I tend to like people like me. And though I never knew her personally, I listened to her speak - and I just knew.

Knew that she was an introvert, a problem-solver, a thinker – someone uncomfortable with navigating social situations and chit-chat. Someone dedicated and passionate in their intellectual pursuits. Someone who would rather prepare in advance than respond in the moment.

And of course that was her undoing: she single-handedly solved the problem and presented the solution for sign-off  - again, and again, and again, and again.

It was a nice illustration of how strengths and weaknesses play against each other. The real solution to the problem involved collaboration and consensus – or at least enough self-awareness to recognise the need for difference: people with a different set of skills, people who were good at that 'people' stuff. Our strengths are our undoing.

In the end what I admired most was her resilience. Resilience comes easy for the extrovert, they tend to reflect less, feel less deeply. But the endless daily barrage – from every quarter – I don’t know how she managed it.