Sunday 14 January 2018

End "special relationship" nonsense

Khan and Corbyn, contrary to what Boris Johnson thinks, must do everything in their power to put the so-called "special relationship" with America, "at risk" (Johnson rages at Corbyn and Khan for "endangering US investment in Britain", 12/01/18). In fact, every leader in the world should be putting whatever relationship their countries have with Trump`s government "at risk".
    It is obscene for our government to be so much in thrall to the American dollar that it insists the "strong and deep relationship will endure". Things have changed; the president is a racist, and no country which claims to have democracy, freedom and equality as core principles, should be doing business with him. Cut off relations, cancel state visits, and insist things will only get better when the president improves his manners, or when there is a new one.
  There are Americans working to oust him, through impeachment, treason or whatever, and our government should be helping them rather than hindering, which is clearly what Johnson and May do, every time they defend him. We should not have to listen to Farage`s opinions ever, but the fact that they are close to those held by the government is alarming.
    Doesn`t anyone in government have any sympathy with the people of the insulted nations? The answer is obvious, and it`s the same as the answer to this question: is there no-one in this Tory government with the courage to criticise Trump? 

  A general election cannot come soon enough.

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