I don't think Trump expects to take Greenland by force; he expects Denmark to roll over. Which is why this is a crisis for Denmark. Do they roll over or do they resist, when they absolutely don&… (View Post)

AFAIK the Greenlandic government has the power to call that referendum. I assume the issue of the ending of Danish subsidies amounting to 40% of GDP and 60% of government income are complicating the … (View Post)

Those MPs should assume they are one term posts. Their loss doesn't mean necessarily that Labour will be out of power. (View Post)

I would argue the tax should go on short term rentals, at a relatively high rate, and not on hotels, which are already taxed and are relatively efficient users of space. Or the visitor tax can be off… (View Post)

You're both right I think. Trump is picking off Greenland because he believes it's an easy win for him. Much the same calculation as Putin's invasions of Ukraine. But the repercussions… (View Post)