The UK has often fawned too much to keep something called “the special relationship”. In practice what we have experienced with the US over the last century is a close relationship based on a mutually important trade with fair balance between imports and exports, a close military alliance formalised through NATO but also developed by close working on defence and intelligence matters on a global basis, and a common view of many of the world’s great political divides. The UK and the US are usually combined as champions of the democracies, and defenders of small states under threat from thuggish autocratic regimes. The US came late to both European wars as they morphed into world wars and was not as helpful as they could have been over the Falklands. The UK sat out Viet Nam, seeing the difficulties in achieving victory. The UK has assisted the US in its other major Middle Eastern wars.
The Prime Minister thought this relationship was crucial and put a lot of effort in the early days into playing down the unpleasant things leading Labour figures has said about Mr Trump before he was re elected. The outgoing Ambassador did a great job to smooth the UK and then the US transition of governments. No sooner was this done, and an early win was pocketed by getting the UK a better deal on US tariffs than the EU. The PM decided to put Mandelson in as Ambassador. This was as some of us warned a bad idea. He placed a man known to be close to Epstein into the Oval Office when the last thing the President wanted was such associations at his meetings. The PM stupidly plunged on with trying to give away the crucial joint US/UK naval base at Diego Garcia, threatening to break the US/UK Treaty about the base and annoying US defence opinion to give the freehold to an ally of China.
More recently the dreadful handling of the sacking of Mandelson has annoyed US opinion. The refusal of permission to the US to use their own bases on our territories was a big mistake. We did not have to say we would join them in bombing action, but it was wrong to temporarily deny them use of their own facilities and then for the PM to change his mind late in the day. The decision to withdraw our last minesweeper from the Gulf just before the outbreak of hostilities was a bad one, as the UK had been important in offering mine clearing services in the region. It was also pathetic that the UK had just decommissioned its one frigate in Bahrain and could not find a single naval ship to go the Gulf, and only one that was late and in need of repair to assist Cyprus.
No wonder President Trump is now angry with the UK, giving the King a very difficult job when he goes on a state visit. The PM has to respond to or ignore bad comments from the President which make things more difficult. He at times decides to play to the left wing gallery at home who would welcome a more decisive break with Trump’s America. The truth is we need a better relationship in trade, defence and investment which has been made more difficult by bad decisions of the PM and now by the very public criticisms of the PM by the President. The government has to counter the Falklands threat from Washington and Argentina. The government should show it has the air and naval power and resolve to defend the islands.
April 25, 2026
Starmer and Trump deserve one another. Neither has any merit. Both lied to their electorates.
April 25, 2026
Such is politics but the big difference is Trump is right:- stop low skilled and criminal immigration, deter crime, invest in defence, cheap reliable energy, drill, frack, mine, do not pay to give away Chagos, two genders, free speech, grow the economy…
Starmer however is wrong on everything he and Reeves doom loop economic agenda, open borders, net zero lunacy, tax and regulate to death agenda, realign with the EU, Chagos lunacy, dire defence systems, two tier justice, no deterrent policing or border contral, anti-free speech, anti business, for ever more red tape… All agendas will and are causing a total disaster.
Just why was Starmer so very keen to have a man like Mandleson as US ambassador at all costs?
The pathetic man cannot even issue a sensible statement such “best wishes to all the English today” on St Georges day.
Camilla Tominey
Let’s not take any lessons from Starmer the plastic patriotism
The PM gave a pious speech to mark St George’s Day, but everything he does harms our country.
April 25, 2026
Plus Trump actually answers journalists questions Starmer runs a mile and refuses to answer anything at all.
Please of course we have Trumps endearing, self effacing modesty!
April 25, 2026
Plus Trump causing chaos in the Middle East and damaging the global economy.
Plus Trump’s crazy Truth Social posts.
April 25, 2026
No wonder President Trump is now angry with the UK, giving the King a very difficult job when he goes on a state visit.
I don’t think the President is angry with the U.K. collectively just the toolmakers misfit tool called Starmer he made in a darkened shed at the Bottom of his garden, and the President isn’t on is own here because we are too
April 25, 2026
The rift between the US and UK is far greater than that caused by Starmer’s behaviour such as cosying up to the land of golden toilets. The denial of bases and overflying by the EU and UK after the action to destroy the Iranian nuclear bomb, which protected Europe, was annoying enough but the whole blob and media was offensive. The British elite wished to keep its rules based order and financial clout and has done everything to undermine and hinder the US government. They plot this in their secretive Chatham House meetings. They denied intelligence to the US over the Carribean anti drug actions and Venezuela and are now out of the 5 eyes total cooperation. The woke mob interfered in US politics and the Hate chief has been sent home. The BBC altered Trump’s speech to lead him to sue for billions. The censorship and punishment of citizens through 2 tier and unlawful sanctions lead the Vice President to warn them. And the attempts to fine US Internet companies with huge penalties for allowing free speech has caused them to tell the Commission where to shove it and ban the twerp from the US.
April 25, 2026
Indeed
JR says “The government should show it has the air and naval power and resolve to defend the islands.”
Do you mean the Government should pretend they have this while getting on with building it? Will take about 10 years given the UK government inability to build anything quickly even if it works. Doubtless it will need bat tunnels and fish discos to do so!
Reply We have frigates and destroyers, 2 aircraft carriers and many fast jets. Time to speed up getting them back into use.
April 25, 2026
reply to reply —and find ways to use them within a few days of military conflict. Good luck with that.
April 25, 2026
You say that the US ‘was not as helpful as they could have been over the Falklands.’ Perhaps this was because your party torpedoed the peace plan of US Secretary of State Al Haig.
April 25, 2026
When NATO was set up, its region was carefully restricted, because the US didn’t want to be dragged into colonial disputes. Very sensible I would say. Conversely, the UK should not feel obliged to indulge the US in Middle East action.
April 25, 2026
The truth is that we founded the USA, our blood runs in their veins and that ‘special relationship’ can’t be broken by any politician. The USA is our successor state. Trump sees the U.K. as the homeland of his own mother. He is attached and therefore disappointed as are all sentient British people, indeed many are so disappointed that they are on the streets demanding control of our countries.
The idiocy of this British Government and indeed political class is unprecedented. It’s no wonder that we have ALL lost patience with the grift, lies and in my view crimes (knowingly concocting ‘evidence’ gleaned from the enemy against our soldiers) perpetrated by these despicable people.
The King has abandoned traditional British values, let’s hope Trump displays patience I could not drum up – Prince Philip warned us of the inadequacy of his son.
There would be something fundamentally wrong with any US President who did not draw attention to our burgeoning violent crime, unprecedented arrests for opinions expressed online – which is the modern ‘pub’, and diabolical state of our defence force, not to mention the political alignment of our politicians with ideology that JR is accusing the USA of being late opposing in the 1940s.
The U.K. has changed sides, we are now aligned with the Axis Powers who are about to be defeated again.
That is the real problem.
April 25, 2026
Let’s hope that KC3 doesn’t repeat his words to the German parliament- that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was entirely without provocation. That would not do Trump’s efforts to trade land for peace much good.
April 25, 2026
Much truth in all – this let us hope Trump can get someone can get a bit climate and energy reality into the not too bright king Charles. Or at least to shut up and keep out of politics, as it is not very good to appear as a King of gross hypocrisy! Plus to get Price William to do the same.
Charles warned several times that the world had limited time to act on climate change before damage became irreversible. In July 2009, he stated there were only 96 months (8 years) left to act. He later cited a 100-month timeframe in March 2009 and an 18-month window in 2019 to address environmental crises. So his prediction records is dire!
Even Prince Philip said that after he dies, he would like to reincarnate as a deadly virus to help solve the issue of overpopulation. So even he was another deluded Malthusian/David Attenborough type in many ways.
April 25, 2026
The UK/US relationship is founded at the “doer” level, of people who can actually do things, have delivered complex projects, and worked together when things were tough. The relationship does not depend on the ruling classes who are pretty much an irelevance.
April 25, 2026
The ruling classes are far worse than an irrelevance they misdirect capital into insanities like net zero, loans for duff worthless degrees misguided wars like Blair’s, Covid lockdowns, pointless moon fly pasts, duff net harm Covid Vaccines, endless quangos and red tape…
April 25, 2026
Clearly this is public theatre of political dogma. The relationship between diplomacy and Keir Starmer is evident to all, there is none. For him to have actively removed a career diplomat from Washington and promote one of the most high profile high risk politicians of the 21st century to the job remains the most bizarre decision ever taken by a sitting PM.
Starmer’s emphatic statement to the House saying he would not have approved Mandelson had his permanent secretary told him, his close friend Peter had failed vetting scrutiny, is pathetic. That statement from a PM who was promoting the known questionable Mandelson for diplomatic office is as disingenuous as it gets.
Despite the background sleaze obfuscation and manipulation of the system Starmer persists and still remains in post?
We are now informed, he intends to bring forth legislation in the next parliamentary session to proscribe the IRGC. That announcement made one week before key elections nation wide comes, after he blocked the demand from all sides to ban that terrorist organisation over the years.
Why it will require extended parliamentary involvement including being part of the Kings speech in two week’s time to do something so obviously essential, to safeguard the Jewish community here in the UK, I do not know?
How much longer can this process fixated man remain PM? Has he no sense of timing, no sense of the mood of the nation?
April 25, 2026
Next, we need to investigate and remove Hermer, one of the most treacherous men to have ever been given a cabinet position.
April 25, 2026
I am sure most people would agree with you Christine. Starmer and Hermer, they are like the chuckle brothers without the laughs.
April 25, 2026
Not sure I ever laughed much at the Chuckle Brothers but at least they were relatively harmless.
April 25, 2026
The place so many British people desire to go for holiday is America. It is a vast country with many things worth seeing and doing – They speak our language which makes everyone comfortable.
While our PM speaks only EU we don’t have a chance of bettering the relationship. His obtuse way of enforcing his Socialist ideology and his support of a UN desiring to be the world government make him a politician out of step. Is it any wonder that Trump has been attacking his irrational behaviour.
Until we get a government with basic common sense, focused on the UK rather than making efforts to give our stuff away to anyone that asks, Trump will get angrier, an effective barrier will exist between the USA and the UK.
For our sanity, defence and future, Starmer must be forced to fall on his sword.
April 25, 2026
UK and US are family. So are Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Families fall out and even hate one another but they remain families. Any special relationship beyond that is merely political and will wax and wane with politics.
April 25, 2026
Two-Tier made a transparently bad pretence that he wanted to build a close relationship with Trump’s America, whilst at the same time was kow-towing to China and cosying up to the EU.
I very much doubt that Trump was fooled for one minute by Two-Tier. Watch what he did:
1. Done everything he could to scupper Trump’s Ukraine War negotiations / ceasefire
2. Plotted to give away the Chagos Islands to an ally of China, lied to Trump about the justification, possibly destroying the longer-term usefulness of Diego Garcia
3. Recognised Palestine, a Hamas-run terrorist state, whilst Trump was trying to broker a peace deal
4. Sent Mandelson, now known to ( have links with. ed) various individuals and hostile States, as Ambassador
5. Has steadily worked to re-attach the UK to the EU (always backing the EU, not the USA)
6. Waved through the Chinese Super Spy Embassy
7. Ministers (and Jonathan Powell) continually visiting China
8. Refused use of British bases; has done NOTHING meaningful to support the USA during the Iran War
9. Maintaining the Net Zero lunacy; refusing to exploit the North Sea which would help during the Iran War
10. Continuing the war on Free Speech in the UK and supporting the EU’s censorship policy, including attacking American companies
All Two-Tier has got from the UK is a second State Visit with Charles Windsor (who doesn’t just play to the left-wing gallery at home – he is an enthusiastic participant) and now a return visit is planned.
As for The Falklands, how is the Government supposed to demonstrate that we have the air and naval power, let alone the resolve, to defend the islands when we patently don’t?
April 25, 2026
The UK should maintain a cordial relationship with the USA, Unfortunately, the UK has a twerp trying to act like a PM.
However, the Falkland Islands belong to the UK and all but three of its citizens agreed. The US may have a point of view about ownership, but so might Tanzania or Monaco. So what?
April 25, 2026
Well the US view is rather vital. Even expressing this is very dangerous and a huge encouragement to Argentina.
April 25, 2026
We do not have the capability to defend ourself let alone foreign dependancies.
We should encourage them to accept a transfer to a USA administration before they are appropriated by others.
I am sure the inhabitants would prefer that, to the risk having to change thier language and culture,
April 25, 2026
The Falklands is sitting on a very large oilfield in surrounding waters with the potential to make the islanders very wealthy. Argentina under Millei is already making noises about sovereignty of the ‘Malvinas’ and its oil no doubt. They have F16s. The UK has reduced it’s armed forces to a point where it could not defend itself, let alone the Falklands. The Falklands would be better off deciding to put their oilfields and fishing under US protection by be coming a US state or protectorate.
April 26, 2026
And Britain too?
April 25, 2026
Perhaps so. After all there is oil there so Trump might like that plan.
April 25, 2026
The USA blackmailed us over Suez which led to us decolonising which the Americans wanted. They didn’t like us controlling vast amounts of resources.
The so called Special Relationship has always been very much in America’s favour. Take the one sided extradition treaty which they refused to ratify but we went ahead with it anyway.
We have a common language and shared ambitions but these are diverging because we continue to import the third world and Starmer needs their votes.
Trump has the measure of the weasel of a PM and his handlers Hermer and I’m afraid KC3 is just an extension of 2TK so don’t expect any improvement in relations.
April 25, 2026
President Trumps Policies, Actions and Statements are so erratic that there is no possibility of the UK continuing to support the US in either foreign policy or defence. Is this a feature of this single president or does it reflect a long term shift in US politics that we will be unable to track, much less support? The Kings visit to Washington may at best produce a short term relief through flattery. We need to recast our political and military allegiances to align with the world as it now is, not, as it was until last year. This is not a matter for the UK budget in 2030 it is a matter for the budget this year; We need some military men in the cabinet. The Can must not be kicked down the road again.,
April 25, 2026
President Trump negotiates and wins.
Look and learn.
April 25, 2026
So what you’re saying in a nutshell, is Starmer is clueless.
April 25, 2026
It seems Starmer is on the way out (once they’ve figured out how to open the door). Who/What comes next may be far worse.
April 25, 2026
Well, “thuggish autocratic regimes” include the US (by far the biggest and most murderous one globally – noboby has killed mote foreigners since WW2). As so many point out on the comments here, western “democracy” has come to mean permission to change the name of the autocratic self serving regime at each election. Plus ca change.
It’s time to forget our “glorious past”. The Empire.WW2. Churchill. The special relationship. Projecting military power. Imposing our way of life on others. All that is gone. Our moral superiority is no longer warranted. We disdainfully call other nations “proxies” yet that is our relationship to the US and EU. We name call governments we don’t like as “regimes”, but know we have our very own “regime”. We call them murderous, yet we participate in killing more people than they do.
Let’s end the play acting. We should seek to trade with other nations, protect our homeland ourselves, and focus on our people’s needs. Step back from a world stage where our regime creates trouble in order to appear relevant, pathetically trying to please Uncle Sam and Auntie Ursula.
April 25, 2026
“We call them murderous, yet we participate in killing more people than they do..”
Well there’s quite a bit we could debate in your comments Wanderer but let’s start with the recent numbers. The Iranian “Regime” killed at least 30,000 of their own citizens a few months ago and over the years their “Proxies” (e.g. Iranian bankrolled militia) Hamas, Hezbolla and The Houtis have also killed their fair share of their own people too. I don’t recall the UK, US or Israel ever doing that.
It always seems to be the assumption that the casualties in Gaza and Lebanon have been killed/injured by the Isrealis or Amercians but this is certainly not always the case. In Gaza for instance, there are various Palestinian factions that apparently have regular gunfights with each other over territory and supplies (including fuel & water). Last year the BBC showed a video clip of Hamas fighters attacking another faction, where fighters were killed on both sides (including the faction leader). Of course, Hamas also view their civilians as their ‘Iron Dome’ (how they were described by a Hamas leader) and although much tunneling has gone on in Gaza, there doesn’t seem to have been many civilian shelters built to protect their woman and children.
I’m an ex-soldier. I’ve known for a long time that War is cruel, that War does not discriminate and (most importantly) that you cannot fight a War without casualties (on both sides). There are no “Nice” Wars!
However, I’ve also faced the very real prospect of Nuclear obiteration and the idea of the Iranian regime having nuclear weapons should horrify every right thinking person. These people are not rational and I’m not certain MAD would deter them. Nor do I beleive that the Israelis or Amercians are deliberately targeting civilians. There will be consequences to the Gulf War and they will be painful ones. However, the Gulf War is a bit like Starmer – you might not like it (or him) but the alternatives are potentially far worse.
April 25, 2026
You’re trying to be fair-minded, Ian, and want us to look at both sides of the argument, but you should go the whole way. Do you believe the US president, who can press the nuclear button, is rational?
April 25, 2026
Rational? Actually yes, on balance. I suspect much of his behaviour is quite rational and logical – certainly from his point of view. But stable? That’s another question. No, not entirely I’m afraid.
I do worry about his late-night rants and his almost complete lack of verbal restraint. I’ve often wondered what fuels these outbursts and they really don’t help advance his objectives. Like myself, he’s an old man and (unlike me) he is under enourmous pressures. They would keep me awake at night too.
I don’t think he’s a fool though and I’ve agreed with many of his views (if not his methods). He was bang on about the foolishness of German energy dependancy on Russian gas (and the Germans openly laughed at him). His statements that other NATO nations were (are silll not) not paying enough towards their own defence has been shown to be only too accurate. I’m not even going to get into Net Zero, Immigration, Gender or National Self Sufficiency.
So if there happened to be a finger on a Nuclear ‘button’ and I could choose whether it belonged to Donald Trump or Mojtaba Khamenei, then I know whose i’d prefer it to be…
April 26, 2026
Yes of course he is.
The US President has to pass drug tests.
Pity the British politicians don’t have to pass the same tests. Many would never have come anywhere near Downing St.
April 25, 2026
and the Russians, N.Koreans and Chinese have no scruples about sacrificial lambs.
April 25, 2026
If you need a better relationship for trade defence etc then you’re going to have to wait until the next president – what we have in the WH now is unpredictable and mad / bad and in otherwords evil – and it is a shame to ask the King to go over there at this time especially given his health concerns – if anyone thinks that a visit like this will make the difference well then sorry – it’s something experience has told us from a long time ago you can’t mix it with off the rails insanity and hope to come up with any kind of result – better to steer clear and wait for better days.
April 25, 2026
And all because our Human Rights Lawyer PM mindlessly obeys the dictates of foreign courts rather than putting his own country and its citizens, FIRST!!
In 2026, the only Laws he should follow are BRITISH Laws, for he’s declaring OUR country subservient to foreigners. Are there any other major powers that rigidly conform to the wishes of the international faceless ones? We seem to be the only ones right now.
April 25, 2026
We don’t have the naval or air power to defend the Falklands. But that is not really relevant, all Argentina/USA need to do is arrange a UN/ICJ judgement against UK and then Lord Hermer would block any military action and Starmer would pay Argentina a few billion in reparations along with the Falklands.
April 25, 2026
Our soldiers would need to watch out they might be charged with human rights violations, if they engage with hostile Argentinian armed forces. Every soldier would need to take legal advice before firing their weapon.
April 25, 2026
+1
April 25, 2026
RG :
I think you mean :
All Starmer/Hermer need to do is arrange a UN/ICJ judgement against UK and then Lord Hermer would block any military action and Starmer would pay Argentina a few billion in reparations along with the Falklands. And KC3 will say “Why did you take so long”
April 25, 2026
The UK & the USA also had a common view of Democracy and Law. The UK Parliament threw that away with its integration with the alien systems used by the EU.
Its no longer the people that lend the State its Powers, its the State that dictates the meaning of democracy and the law.
The UK People have been trying to find away back to the meaning of democracy and the law, the UK Parliament, the UK State has and keeps fighting that notion. The notion that a country belongs to the people and not the rulers of the Politburo
April 25, 2026
It was from the outset a crucial part of the Starmer ‘Plan’ to maliciously drive a wedge between the UK and the USA. With him whipping up hate and fear to create a divide to create his WEF ‘Great Reset’ and force the people of the UK to accept the rule oof the EU.
Starmer’s version of Law and Democracy bears no relationship to that that has evolved historically over the centuries, it doesn’t embrace Marxism yet the EU version from its inception does. That means for Starmer that the USA as a full free sovereign democracy, with regular elections, with the people of the country defining law, get to daily illustrates what could have been. That is Starmer’s fear that he needs to eradicate from the minds of the UK Citizen.
April 25, 2026
POTUS, Donald Trump a marmite figure. He doesn’t hate his Country or its Citizens. Rightly or wrongly some see what he is doing is brusk, over the top and unnecessary. But at the end of the day he is just rebalancing the USA’s associations, wishing for full and proper reciprocations with those the USA trades with. It is to me that simple the US taxpayer that Trump is responsible for is being asked to fund to many outside freeloaders.
The other big thing the USA as a full democracy will have 3 General Elections to choose their house of representatives (the equivalence of our House of Parliament and its MPS) before the UK gets just 1 General Election. A US President not supporting his electorate, his citizens, not having a mandate, not seeking validation doesn’t enjoy Starmer free reign to destroy.
Lets not also forget Starmer sent his troops seemingly at UK taxpayers expence to interfere with the US election process in support of the alternative candidate, to block Trump being elected. It is Starmer that is the one stoking up the divide.
April 25, 2026
The decision to withdraw Britain’s mine-sweeper from the Gulf just before this war was the right one. Otherwise it would probably have been exposed to the same missile bombardment as the damaged US bases there, and blown out of the water. It goes against the grain to approve anything the Starmer regime does, but avoiding military engagement in this conflict seems to me the right choice.
April 25, 2026
I think America and possibly Australia are the only friends we’ve got. I do hope Donald Trump realises Keir Starmer is the problem and stops blaming the UK. The support of the US is very important to us and the current situation has turned a lot of Americans against us. That is going to leave us very isolated. We don’t get a lot of respect from European countries.
April 25, 2026
What an abysmal mess! Many in the media and on the Left hate Donald Trump – a very foolish and ill-informed attitude. The day will come (and is already rapidly approaching) when the nations of the world will regret this folly. This doesn’t mean we should not be watchful. Trump is human – and so are we!
April 25, 2026
The problem is summed up in your last sentence, that we should make clear to the US and Argentina that we can and will defend the Falklands.
But under this woeful, weak PM and Government, that won’t happen. There is now even talk of the eight Frigates we are going to build being delayed or the number reduced!
Where is HMS Dragon? Where are the minesweepers to clear the Straits of Hormuz? Where are the rest of our Navy? How many planes are battle-ready now? What Air defences do we have against missiles and drones?
What an utter shambles! What does it say about the education system in the UK that such an ignorant bunch can be in government, who don’t even have basic common sense!!
April 25, 2026
The US at this time has no view on democracy or international order it just does as it pleases and it is a great mistake if anyone thinks they could have a relationship with that. We see it with Trump who speaks of his great respect and regard for the King but with him he is only hoping that some of the majestic magic might rub off and the same goes in his approach to Putin and others. The wonder is that there has been so little push back in the US to counter any of his spin mistruths and exaggeration from voices that matter – then we further dishearten when we see the army joint chiefs of staff standing on same platform clesrly marked Department of War with the likes of Hegseth while he offloads his disgusting verbiage. It is unfortunate that the King has been prevailed upon to go over there at this time.
April 25, 2026
It must be very difficult for the King having to defend such a clueless person as his own Prime Minister. The difficulty is such, that it does make me wonder whether we have reached the point where the inability of the Head of State to control, or even influence the words and actions of the Head of Government, who is nominally the second person in the hierarchy, has become counter productive to the best interests of the governance of our nation. Up to now, the obstacle to any change has been the problem of finding something better, but I am now far from sure that that is still the case.
April 25, 2026
You are trying hard to be balanced but the truth is that Starmer thoroughly deserves every criticism Trump has made and he is an embarrassingly bad PM who is doing great damage not only to the relationship with America but also to Britain itself. He hates Britain. He doesn’t even believe Britain should be a sovereign nation state. He wants it, in his own words, so close to the EU there is no difference. He sees the EU as a step towards the global socialist order he most fervently desires. He is still the Trotskyite communist he once confessed to being. And he won’t leave No 10 until he is dragged out kicking and screaming.
April 25, 2026
The UK Pariament with their man Starmer are also throwing away good solid union jobs. The UK defence industry survives because of US defence work the US taxpayer keeping the indusrtry alive. The UK Parliament has hung whats left of the UK defence sector out to dry with Starmer stating it will be some unnamed partner that will ride in and defend the UK when the situation presents itself.
April 25, 2026
Trump ‘may’ have seriously damaged Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons for their delivery capability. We cannot be certain. To be fair he took action to stop a country with an unstable unhinged erratic leadership having nuclear weapons. Oh! wait a minute ……
April 25, 2026
Ah – let me guess, you are thinking of Starmer! I agree!
April 25, 2026
That makes two – you would be correct should he bomb UK.
April 25, 2026
Dear Lord R ,
Sadly, Whitehall sees our overseas territories as embarrassing remnants of empire waiting for a solution rather than, as they are, willing members of the British family. The French do things better, treating some as full devolved parts of France.
A quick, cheap and easy way to solidify their status would be to create the equivalent of the bishops’ bench in the House of Lords. Create one Lord Representative for each of the nearly dozen inhabited territories who would take it in turn, say 4 at a time, to sit as full members in each Parliament. Or even let them all sit if they wish with a dedicated place to stay in one of the grace and favour residences enjoyed by senior ministers.
Meanwhile, any decent government would ask the White House to clarify its Falklands recognition or face a last-minute cancellation of the King’s visit. Two can play at the threat game. The King is, after all also King of the Falklands and Canada.
April 26, 2026
Oh let’s keep the King in Balmoral. He is going to kow tow to Mandami in New York.
Hugely embarrassing all round.