Is it me or does it seem that Churchill is the only person in the UK who is trying to look at the big picture and all the details as well?
Or is it that Churchill is the one who thinks he is the only one who is?
Seriously, Churchill worked very hard to have a firm grasp of the overall situation and to make suggestions or explore new ideas. He sought out advice from people whose judgment he valued, like Smuts.
Every night after a big dinner he would withdraw to his room with his personal secretary and two corresponding secretaries, his dispatch box with the day's correspondence - and a bottle of brandy. He kept them going with dictation until the wee hours of the morning until he had addressed everything in the box. He even followed the drill when staying at the White House. I don't know how he did it.