Nope. It was a bad idea then and it is a bad idea now. At least in the form it was suggested which was an EU army. As I pointed out yesterday it would exclude some of our most important allies, would… (View Post)

It is not good at herding cats. It takes years to achieve anything and when it does get anywhere the result is always massively watered down. (View Post)

As I say though it cannot be solely EU or even just European. It needs the flanks to be protected - which means Canada, Iceland and Turkey for a start. (View Post)

I did outline the practicalities myself yesterday. I had lunch on Thursday with my neighbour who is retired RAF officer who spent much of his time prior to retirement in intelligence and planning at … (View Post)

I think the US has forced itself out. I genuinely think we have come that far and I say that as someone who feels far closer to the US than to the EU. But countries have joined and left NATO in the p… (View Post)