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There speaks a man with a public service pension which is unaffected by significant world events.

Reinforcements

Yep. You've got to worry if your algorithms throw up pictures of men wearing yellow wellies.

Indeed. Whatever point Ralph was trying to make, it was a shit one. Person needing legal advice, takes legal advice. What a shock.

Long overdue. Leaders need to listen to, and adopt, what they likes of Carney and Newsom are saying. Enough already of pandering to the idiot.

Less reliance on US bonds is likely imo so I'll be moving away from my US and general long term bonds. He's ruined the US reputation for at least his term - loss of trust is a killer. Carney nailed it in his amazing speech, and Canada's approach is one that I think other countries, and investors, will adopt.

Agreed. The existing agreement means they can take it over from a military perspective. If he was simply saying that they shouldn't be expected to spend a fortune on their military whilst NATO partners don't bother, and be expected to bail them out when and if needed, it'd be hard to argue. If countries want equal protection under article 5, there shouldn't be disproportionate military spending. Re minerals, Greenland have said they can fill their boots. Fundamentally though, we and other NATO countries have placed over reliance on article 5, and essentially the US.

Agreed. We and Europe have relied on the US coming to our rescue under article 5, and spent significantly less on our military. Trump's only vaguely credible point re Greenland is that if it's invaded, it'll be the US at the heart of solving the problem.

The blokes a cretin. Just goes around the forum adding his daft emojis. Cue a laughing emoji from the idiot.

Hoover

Extraterrestrial

Emily Maitlis talking sense. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1NNQvrT3x2/

If for a sustained period an MP loses the whip, they cease to represent that party, so should face a bye election. They can then stand as an independent, and if their constituents want them, they're back in. A sustained period could be, say, 6 months which is more than long enough for a party to decide if it wants an MP back in the fold.

Surely it'd be a Reform/Tory coalition with a slim majority? Grim prospect, but sell the point that Farage is an English Trump, and people will hopefully come to their senses.

Interesting. An MP is usually voted due to the party they represent rather than who the are as an individual, so I'm very much of the view that if they defect them have a bye election. Ditto if they lose the whip for a sustained period.