Don’t discount the chance of a Trump return

“REMEMBER, remember the fifth of November! Gunpowder, treason and plot.” Thus goes the traditional ditty that British children (such as myself) have chanted in past Novembers, in memory of Guy Fawkes, the rebel who tried to blow up the British parliament back in 1605.

These days, however, those words carry a 21st-century twist: on Nov 5, 2024, America will stage its next – contentious – presidential election. 

And with the countdown under way, there are two key points to understand. First, notwithstanding the drama around the administration of former president Donald Trump – and his own attempted insurrection on Jan 6, 2021, after he lost the previous election – it would be foolish to discount the chance of his return.