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If Trump can take Greenland, he can take Chagos. In fact, once it's Mauritian, there would hardly be any consequences.

I can't help but think Trump's criticism of Chagos is the doing of Nigel Farage whispering in his ear.

Farage knows he's in an awkward position on Greenland and this is how he tries to spin it back to his advantage.

Yes, funny how he's suddenly changed his mind on it.

He's probably forgotten all about it.

He's an increasingly senile guy who has never had much grasp of detai.

And it's probably a mistake to attribute everything to Trump, rather than the influence if those surrounding him.

It was Rubio (with slightly more inclination to follow international law) who welcomed the deal at the time. Someone like "the only thing that counts is power" Miller will take a very different view.

Jan 20th. Only three years until there’s a new US President.

It’s going to be a long three years.

It might not be three years to the next US President. There is obviously something very seriously wrong with Trump.

But unfortunately Vance would probably be an even bigger disaster than he is and with rather less excuse.

If Vance wants the full ten years, he needs to wait until Trump's been in two. Otherwise he maxes out at seven, I think.

As long as he obeys the constitution, yes.

Vance doesn’t have Trump’s personal popularity (what’s left of it) or his hold over the judiciary so he might have to, but it’s difficult to be sure after so much boundary pushing by the Republicans as a whole in the last ten years.

Number of net gains (or losses -ve) for the Dems in the House? 7

Number of net gains (or losses -ve) for the Dems in the Senate? 4

Number of MSPs won by the SNP at the Holyrood election? 58

Number of AMs (MSs !!!) won by Plaid Cymru at the Senedd election? 41

UK Party recording the largest poll lead during 2026 and by what percentage? (British Polling Council registered pollsters only). Reform 14%

Labour’s Projected National Share of the vote based on the 2026 local elections according to the BBC? 19%

Number of Reform MPs on the 31st December 2026? 9

The name of the UK Prime Minister on 31st December 2026? Keir Starmer.

Will Andy Burnham will be an MP on 31st December 2026? No.

UK borrowing in the financial year to November 2026 (£132.3bn to November 2025). £136bn

UK GDP growth in the 12 months to October 2026 (1.1% to October 2025). 1.3%

Winners of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. France (who will gift it to Donad Trump)

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For question #4 - the only correct answer is zero. There will in fact be zero AMs of any party. The correct term is MS (Member of Senedd) or AS (Aelod Y Senedd).

Oddly, not legally correct:

4Members to be known as Members of the Senedd
In section 1 of the 2006 Act, after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Members of the Senedd are to be known by that name or as Aelodau o’r Senedd.”

Why they should be known as 'the members from the Parliament' I have no idea, as it seems ludicrous, but I am guessing it's because whoever drafted it just typed it through Google translate and didn't understand Welsh grammar.

To be honest I would say 'Aelod Senedd' as I don't the the 'y' adds much in context. But there we are.

To be further honest, in English I still call it the Welsh Assembly anyway. Hard to break the habit. They should just have called it Y Senedd (which after all is not hard to learn or pronounce) with members called AS and everyone would then have been happy except those people desperate for us to replace the Lords with a 'Senate' and those people who hate Welsh.