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Trump claiming credit for something he wasn't directly involved in, in the same way as he forgo thatt he negotiated the peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Of course, a peace deal in the Middle East is a good thing, but we will have to see if it actually solves any of the underlying issues in the region. As for Ukraine, unfortunately any deal is likely to sell Ukraine short and give Putin enough to claim his invasion was justified, ( not that anything short of NATO boots on the ground would likely give any other outcome ). I suspect that Trump will come in full of bull and bluster, throwing his weight around and upsetting lots of people. But then reality will set in and things will tone down as the US economy fails to meet the fanciful targets he has set, ( zero inflation and massive tariffs ), international relations have to take account of other countries' priorities, and his autocratic tech partners start to realise they aren't in control of all of his strings.

So this, from 2016, was not Project Fear; https://www.statista.com/statistics/567973/effect-of-brexit-on-real-gdp-in-the-uk/

You could issue a Cease and Desist order.

You seem to manage.

Again I ask, when are you fucking off to Trump land ? After all, you wouldn't want to stay here for the 'rapid decline', would you ? Or are you just another mouthy fraud ?

I think that Trump is yanking their chain.

The Chagos Islands negotiations were started by Liz Truss under international pressure over the UK's claim to them being against international Law. Labour merely drew things to a close.

Petting

rubber

But are there any decent options on the bench ?

Labour got a huge majority on less than 40% of the vote, so certainly unrepresentative. Agree about Meloni, much more pragmatic than the press would have had you believe.

Given the state of the main political parties in most countries, more obsessed either with image or slagging each other off; the perception that election results fail to proportionately represent the spread of political views, or that in many constituencies your vote is wasted as the local result is effectively predetermined, is it any wonder that "Democracy" is losing it's appeal.

When will we see the first complaints posted over Spain's unfair treatment of Brits ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7enzjrymxo "Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK."

As long as you pay attention to the tides. Bamburgh castle, right on the coastal dunes just south of Lindisfarne, is beautiful, and an alternative way to get to Holy Island is a boat trip from Seahouses, which would normally also take in visits to seal colonies. I also found Berwick a good day out for a history buff.

I live in Lancashire, born in Hampshire, family originally from Cumbria. Win, win, win.

From the tops of Pen-Y-Ghent, Ingleborough, and Whernside, if you look west, you are looking out towards God's own county.

Meanwhile, 20 hours prior to the above post ;

At least that is something we agree on.

Sufficiently.

Do you think he should be calling for Jess Philips to be jailed and for the Government to be overthrown, given the amplification that X provides him ?

Yes.

Yes. Neither Starmer or Philips is 'hiding' or covering up anything. Musk is just an ill-informed, not too bright, person with an inflated ego and the wisdom of a ten year old.

How was he 'defending' it ? Musk was stoking the flames based on out-of-context and deliberately misconstrued quotes. Calling for Jess Philips to be jailed served no purpose other than to provoke personal attacks and threats against her. Conspiring to overthrow the legitimate democratic Government of the UK shows how unjustifiably megalomaniacal he is.

My wife says he looks like Harry Potter with an owl stuffed up his arse.