The EU isn't moot. They are a large collection of countries that are mostly good allies for the UK on defence issues, which means that UK is not so alone that we have to beg China for protection… (View Post)

Like the deal to leave Hong Kong alone for 50 years? (View Post)

That isn't what I'm arguing. I'd vote to rejoin the EU without any hesitation, and I think it would be in Britain's interests to be inside the EU. But I don't think that the … (View Post)

That just isn't true. For one thing, we can have a rational relationship with the EU from the outside. We can argue about whether it would be better to be in the club, etc, but we are not cast i… (View Post)

One of the reasons Britain is in a bit of a mess in terms of foreign relations is that we haven't been realistic about them. China is an adversary who sees us as an obstacle to their desire to r… (View Post)