His defiance birthed rugby – a game where the rules were rewritten, and physicality became central. Today, we see Donald Trump doing much the same in politics. Mark Carney’s call at Davos for “middle powers” to unite resonates here. Richard WoolertonCosby, LeicestershireJonathan Freedland rightly points out that a new world order is possible based on a balance of the “middle powers … of the democratic west”. It has not, for instance, prevented Donald Trump from building a domestic paramilitary force for his own use.