Literally nobody in the US defence establishment has been talking about the necessity of Greenlandic annexation. This is essentially Trump deciding that what Trump wants, Trump gets. Obviously the wo… (View Post)

Again, it’s not clear what Britain ought do. Also, while not at all wanting to undermine Canadian sacrifice, Canada was essentially “British” at the time, so it was not really “coming to the UK’s aid… (View Post)

Keir should simply renounce that now. Suggest that Mauritius has failed to provide guarantees that it will deter greater influence from potentially hostile powers. Which is true. (View Post)

On balance, I think it unlikely the UK escapes tariffs anywhere. Trump is a despotic lunatic. However, if the UK is very nimble it could profit from escaping this tariffpalooza by seeking to grow tra… (View Post)

Only the Lib Dems are actually proposing joining the customs union. That the EU is likely to be subject to US tariffs is no argument against improving the UK-EU trading arrangement. It may even be ar… (View Post)