But you miss the point that the manufacturing for export in China is massively subsidised by their government.
It's not that we want his policies to fail, we just don't want his policies.
Exactly. Same issue for Brexit; I would have been very surprised if it'd have "worked" but it would have been great to have been wrong. Sadly, as predicted by basically anyone that knew anything about international law or trade, it's been (and continues to be) a clown show. There's no point in posting some of the details of the issues (delays at ports, negative impact to the UK economy etc), because we've long established that facts and evidence don't matter in that discussion.
That’s because the people of the USA will be better off if his policies fail.
Brexit massively increased non tariff barriers with our largest and nearest trade partner, you can’t turn self imposed trade sanctions into a benefit……no matter how hard you try to believe
Growth may have some impact but greed has an even bigger one along with our materialistic lifestyles. The only way to fix climate change would be to turn the clocks back to when we lived much simpler lives and valued our possesions, now we have far to much choice in a throwaway society.
Not that simple. Suggest you read this...
And they will this time. Musk has pulled off a master stroke - sell more cars at a higher margin.
Well, reading that, I can agree that Starmer had no benefit to gain from interferring with US voting.
How are things at the moment, with you, your family and community?
My five American brothers in law and their families are all asking if they can come and stay with us. I get the impression that their overall feeling is a mixture of disbelief and profound depression.
We'll, most of them who voted, voted for t-w-at face, so presumably happy enough?
I saw a youtuber saying she's wishing she'd moved to Europe when she had the chance. But these are small samples.
My guess is that isn’t the prevailing mood overall. Assuming those who did not vote are shrugging their shoulders, Trump won the popular vote and that makes those who voted for Harris outnumbered. That’s not meant to suggest they represent an insignificant minority.
Well, foreign policy is a bit of a different beast. I expect disingenuousness when it comes to how world leaders and foreign secretaries speak about each other.One thing I find rather amusing is that people are always bemoaning the fact that politicians lie, are evasive etc etc.
Yet when Boris, and to an extent Lammy make what are on the face of it perfectly reasonable assesments of Trump, and or some of his policies we howl that they shouldn't have done so. Equally when Starmer congratulates him, and makes some positive comments we howl "no the man's a t**t".
I agree it is impolitic for people in government to make critical comments like this, or to suck up to the man, but isn't there a bit of a double standard on show?
We want our politicians to be truthful, except when we'd rather they weren't
Perhaps it’s about the way they do it. The use of “recollections may vary” by the late Queen is perhaps a good practical lesson for them.One thing I find rather amusing is that people are always bemoaning the fact that politicians lie, are evasive etc etc.
Yet when Boris, and to an extent Lammy make what are on the face of it perfectly reasonable assesments of Trump, and or some of his policies we howl that they shouldn't have done so. Equally when Starmer congratulates him, and makes some positive comments we howl "no the man's a t**t".
I agree it is impolitic for people in government to make critical comments like this, or to suck up to the man, but isn't there a bit of a double standard on show?
We want our politicians to be truthful, except when we'd rather they weren't
I agree. I never meant to suggest that it was the prevailing mood, or a representative sample. Just my own personal experience.
