To me at least, Justice is a multi-functional thing. There is publicly trying to set out what happened, there is punishment, there is deterrence and a host of other things. It’s not about making peop… (View Post)

Another case : Trump demanded that Europe increase defence spending. Should we increase, decrease or leave defence spending the same? Simply opposing “for the sake of” is as stupid as Trump. (View Post)

My mistake Incidentally, on the Falklands - similar issue with the fishing rights. The Chinese ships have been aggressively trying to fish on the very edge of the zone around the islands. U.K. sovere… (View Post)

The Chinese want to send their ocean stripping trawler fleet into the economic zone around the Chagos, for a start. If you have some interest in the environment, that is worth considering. For a star… (View Post)

The Chagos deal is stupid. And also unfair to the actual Chagos islanders. Trump has jumped over the shark, jumping over another shark. Both can be true. (View Post)