Interesting article. I agree the whole arrangement is in the interest and at the convenience of the US. The UK wouldn't have split Chagos from Mauritius at the time of independence, which is the… (View Post)

No. As @kinabalu says this deal is about money, governance and the UK's place in US geopolitics. The last part, which is entirely why the UK government is doing this, isn't completely trans… (View Post)

I think we can agree the Chagossians have been treated very shabbily throughout. However any arrangement that doesn't result in the base being closed and the islands handed back in their entiret… (View Post)

That's interesting because the black hole absolutely wasn't imaginary and no-one serious thought it was. In fact the biggest problem this administration has in governing is not increasing t… (View Post)

I would probably trust Starmer to understand the law and the practical consequences of the deal for the reasons I have given, more than I would trust you, Farage and Badenoch on the same. So, yes. (View Post)