Yes, pretty much. If the Brits come back before the Yanks invade then at least Ireland's food surplus solves Britain's strategic weakness of being a major food importer, but I don't kn… (View Post)

Trump has just received a Nobel Peace Prize medal because he wanted one and he whined about not receiving one. He's recently had the US military capture the President of Venezuela because he did… (View Post)

You can't really hide out in most of Greenland. It's a vast ice sheet 3km tall. It would be a bit like trying to fight a guerilla war on the surface of Mars. (View Post)

We have had a lot of opinion polls in recent years showing growing support for strongman-type leaders precisely because people didn't want them to be reined in, because people were told that the… (View Post)

Unfortunately, the UK (or mostly its financial institutions) is now the second largest holder of US Treasury bonds in the world, ahead of China, with a staggering $807bn held. Any sudden collapse in … (View Post)