In part this reflects the weaknesses that lie alongside the charismatic skills paraded by Mr Obama in Denver this week: his inexperience, especially in foreign affairs, at a time when the world looks more and more complex and troubling, and a certain cerebral aloofness that seems to make it hard for him to connect with Middle America.

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Trust is a crucial part of the relationship linking the judge to the administrator, new directors and new staff who must work alongside existing employees whose loyalty may lie elsewhere.

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