The next week - the week between Christmas Day and New Years Day - is when the pundit class traditionally write their annual summations. It is a tradition I normally manage to resist, as I'm not certain it serves a function.
If you've paid attention this year you know what's happened, and if you haven't, you won't want a year-end catch-me-up. So I don't write the summary. Those others do it because this week newsworthy topics are scarce and they need to earn a living.
About the year that lies ahead, all I can predict with any certainty is that it will be eventful and interesting and probably frustrating too. I am cautiously optimistic, I hope you are too.
