The ascension of Theresa May to 10 Downing Street as the country’s second –Conservative– female Prime Minister is an event of considerable pride for Tories. It also presents a series of opportunities to change the United Kingdom for the better. I am reminded of a significant Latin phrase, Carpe Diem. It means ‘seize the day’. Brexit was not what I wanted. However it may nonetheless prove a significant turning point as Britain boldly steps out into the unknown, as it ever has