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I will be interested to see how things develop over there, as it will probably inform our own politics in one or two term’s time. (We generally catch whatever venereal disease America is currently scratching) Labour may only have the length of this parliament to show progress. I don’t see them...

I would agree with some of that, but I have to say that all “sides” have more than their fair share of dickheads. My own political instincts are fairly centrist, with a slight leaning toward the left (I find the right too cavalier/callous over those who simply cannot fend for themselves, I...

What you say is correct, but not only do the electorate have to keep wondering what the Conservatives are smoking, they still have to come out and vote. At our most recent election there was widespread agreement that we needed to remove the Conservatives from office. Should we all still feel...

I suspect that’s 20 million voters who had given Biden their vote, and felt poorer, or no wealthier, in 2024 than they had at the last election. Voters no longer believed they had the answer. Biden/Harris needed inflation to have dropped faster, and wage growth to have been stronger...

My working theory is CINO (Christian In Name Only) - I have a couple of friends who are C of E, and involve themselves at their local church. They have (between themselves) divided their local congregation into three categories: 1. those who genuinely believe and work hard to live by...

I think you’ve misread me. I’m not an apologist for Trump, I’m trying to get my head around why America’s voters knew the character of the man and voted for him anyway. As I’ve written elsewhere on this thread, we can’t now keep any pretence that America’s voters didn’t know who or what he...

Sadly, I agree with this. Labour’s changes have to be showing some benefits before the time of the next election. The alternative is going to be that grinning ghoul Farage. (Or a successor) I can’t blame voters, if they feel they’ve tried the usual suspects and neither have made a...

I don’t think there’s anyone on this thread unaware of Trump’s history, as pointed out elsewhere. I just think that the voters of America voted Trump despite that side of him, not because of it. Attempting to paint a majority of the US electorate as “pro-sexual assault” is clearly a nonsense...

It’s possible, but we have far less in terms of existing industry and natural resource, and import almost everything. We need to be working with our universities, rather like the way that ARM came about, but insisting on holding onto a 20% stake as part of the funding agreement that grows it...

Trump is 100% protectionist. His whole game plan is “make it here, because I’m going to increase the import tariffs until it becomes cheaper to make it here than import.” I agree completely re: all your points, but protectionism can work in the short to medium term. It brings in jobs, tax...

I’m not an apologist for the guy, and I agree it’s incredibly unlikely to come to his attention. I’ll leave it to the mods who are(n’t) paid to know what can stand and what can’t, but I’d advise being sure of your ground when describing someone as you had before editing, it is the kind of...

Actually my understanding is that the plaintiff was awarded damages for libel/defamation, albeit for misrepresenting events of a sexual nature. Given that the chap we’re discussing is about to become America’s next president, I’m not sure Bozza needs the grief. While I understand your POV...

No, America genuinely wants what Trump’s selling. The consensus in the US is currently that it was a mistake to allow manufacturing expertise to dwindle and to outsource decently paying jobs to other countries. Trump wants those jobs and tax receipts (and that expertise) back. He will...

Yes. They believe it’s there to serve or be purchased by America.

Thank you, will watch.

* waves flag *

More than that, this feels like a long-term shift to me. Away from “global policeman” to isolationist “looking after our own.” In terms of domestic politics, this can’t help but be good for America, it’s only suckers like the UK who truly bought into “global markets” and the idea of selling...

Fair play to him. It’s clear that America has rejected the internationalist creed of the 1990s and 2000s. They will re-onshore a lot of their manufacturing capability, and this will create jobs. Protectionism is back in fashion. What an awful time to have left your local trade bloc...

It’s the people of Ukraine I worry for. He’s shown a worrying propensity for fawning over Putin. The rest (while occasionally abhorrent) I’m less fussed over, but my great fear is that he’s going to appease Putin and hand over Ukraine’s land.

No. “Believe what you want to” is what allows bullshitters like Trump to flourish. Absolutely you get to have your own opinions, you do NOT get to have alternative facts where evidence does not bear out your candidate’s assertions. Your complaints of bias come down to the fact that your...