The Trump presidency

We could stay in EU stop all this and work on improving our position there.
And exactly how do you suggest she could bring that about otiva?
or have you forgotten that there was a referendum and the result of that?

People in Europe think UK is crazy, the £ is worth less than before the referendum, Lloyds of London, there since 1700's are leaving ! Sinking ship!
Well, quite a lot of them think we've done the right thing (I was surprised at that)
Not the EU powers-that-be, of course, it has came as a shock.

Sinking ship - wait and see as it isn't happening yet - and then it is usually the rats who rush to go otiva

Does HM always invite POTUS? How unpleasant for her.
That is why she is such a trooper and stalwart Elrel

And she usually has a very apposite greeting - such as when Martin McGuinness asked her how she was in an obsequious way and her reply: 'Well, I'm still alive'

I look forward to hearing what she has to say to Trump.

Do some posters not understand diplomacy? I am astonished.

handmade.. I think there is enough hatred in the world without electing it as leader of one of the world's most influential countries.

not referring to you Elrel!

and then it is usually the rats who rush to go otiva

And it's the ones who can't get off who drown, Jalima

I can understand May taking early chance to see Trump, this country needs any friends it can get now, but did she have to be so syncophantic in her speech to the Republicans congratulating them on a "stunning victory" ? Definitely stunning for those who care about climate change, refugees, and Mexicans to name just a few.

Once the rats have fled we can plug the hole - there are many ways of plugging holes in ships.

LJP1, wikileaks has asked anyone worried about their climate change work being deleted to send it to them for safety.

You've been reading too much Patrick O'Brian, Jalima

Ah, never heard of him, but DH was an engineer officer .....
I know all about 'the golden rivet'

Roses I laughed at your comment on the superiority of US meat. I used to know an American who complained that the steak was so tough in other countries. And worked with Americans who could not grasp that steak was a luxury in the UK.
Then I looked up how they produce large quantities of cheap, flabby meat. They use "feed-lots" that prevent the cattle from moving much (which tends to lead to soft muscle) and then feed them with a high calorie diet along with various growth promoting chemicals, hormones and antibiotics. This makes them swell up like a body builder who is taking steroids.
They could not have such vast meat-producing units here because we don't have prairies and they would contaminate our rivers and coastal waters.

I think Theresa used the word 'stunning' quite well. It implied it was a shock and not necessarily a pleasant one. She could so easily have said wonderful or marvellous or any of a number of similar words. We laughed when we first heard her say that in her speech.
Poor woman. Now that Turkish despot! I bet she's furious with Cameron for landing her in this situation.

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People might take you more seriously if you learnt how to spell the surname of the man who has been US president for eight years.
Boris could be president of the US, but Trump could not be PM here.

He must have thrilled a certain element on GN with his latest - Banning all refugees.

What a charmer.

Very selective in the list - clearly political expediency has overridden the threat of terrorism. Idiot!

Using a word like "vermin" to describe people seems pretty hate-filled to me and perhaps might resonate with those similarly described who found themselves in concentration camps.

As for 9/11, the people responsible for that were almost all Saudi Arabians, and Trump is letting them in.

Exactly eloe

And 9/11 happened on Bush's watch not Obsma's

9/11 wasn't on Obama's watch

hsnd yo are clearly not a woman otherwise you wouldn't put DT and the words 'human rights' in the same sentence

Jane I think you're right about the use of the word 'stunning'

And they flew in on hijacked planes, no-one let them in.