The frustrating reality of public life is that there’s usually a lot less to show for it than the headlines would suggest. So much of what makes news, even the work of a national leader, is forgotten the instant it’s over or you’re gone. No less a feat than stopping the boats won’t be a lasting achievement if a future government ever relents on sending back every boat and every individual who arrives illegally on one.
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