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Long life

Mark Zuckerberg should be applauded — whatever his motive

His spirit of optimism is a powerful impetus to good cheer as a new year begins

2 January 2016

9:00 AM

2 January 2016

9:00 AM

The Egyptian driver of a London minicab said almost nothing during our journey but dropped me off at my destination with the words ‘What do you think of the condition of the world at the moment?’ He didn’t think well of it himself, he added: and I could not but agree.

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