The sight of Donald Trump signing a flurry of executive orders with his black sharpie in front of the Maga faithful after his inauguration inspired envy and concern in equal measure inside the UK government. Cabinet ministers have been impressed by the new US president “cracking on” with bold – and often controversial – election promises. “We could do with a bit more of that here,” one told the Guardian. Yet the flood of announcements over Trump’s first week in power and the potential for the UK to be caught up in the global diplomatic and economic maelstrom – or