Game of thrones a la Malaysia

As I write this column, I am travelling on a train from Paris to Amsterdam. One of the things I enjoy the most in my post-political life is being to travel freely without having to worry about a phone call  with a complaint that a house has burnt down or there is a flood somewhere.

I'm not trivialising the everyday problems of some Malaysians, but it is slightly liberating that it's no longer my responsibility to address them – it is the work of the winners, not the losers.