Our Special Relationship with the US

[SirGalahad]

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wor...s-on-uk-metals-over-brexit-concerns-1.4744387

US delays deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK metals over Brexit concerns
US commerce department worried by UK threat to trigger article 16

The US is delaying a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK steel and aluminium because of Washington’s concerns about London’s threats to change post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.

 

[gas112]

As biden said straight away after winning when asked by BBC for an interview .No im Irish

 

[SirGalahad]

As biden said straight away after winning when asked by BBC for an interview .No im Irish

Wasn't that part of your Brexit calculations? Brexiteers are all seeing and knowing.

 

[gas112]

Wasn't that part of your Brexit calculations? Brexiteers are all seeing and knowing.

Well who would have thought there would be that many batshit mental yanks to vote in a guy who cant even control his own bowels let alone vowels

 

[SirGalahad]

Well who would have thought there would be that many batshit mental yanks to vote in a guy who cant even control his own bowels let alone vowels

Just slightly more than the batshit yanks that voted in Trump and then ransacked the Capitol.

 

[transam]

Biden is not aware of the tariffs

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Sounds a bit like Boris and Customs Unions

 

[transam]

Sounds a bit like Boris and Customs Unions

they are not dis-similar both of them are not really aware of what is actually going on

mind you Biden is a corvette owner so he has got some thing going for him

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I thought you'd pick up on that one!

 

[Vinty]

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wor...s-on-uk-metals-over-brexit-concerns-1.4744387

US delays deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK metals over Brexit concerns
US commerce department worried by UK threat to trigger article 16

The US is delaying a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK steel and aluminium because of Washington’s concerns about London’s threats to change post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.

Biden won't finish his term as President.
America is finished as a great nation.
They just haven't realised it yet.
Better to just ignore them.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

TBH in my lifetime the "special relationship" has often seemed to be one where we drop our keks and bend over whilst the good ole US of A gives it to us up the Khyber...

 

[fillyboy]

Still, at least we haven't felt the need to recall our ambassador, unlike the French.

 

[Notch7]

Still, at least we haven't felt the need to recall our ambassador, unlike the French.

Sir Kim Darroch

 

[fillyboy]

Sir Kim Darroch

Sir Kim Darroch resigned after emails of his insulting the POTUS were leaked, he wasn't 'recalled in a fit of pique' as the French geezer was.

 

[SirGalahad]

Biden won't finish his term as President.
America is finished as a great nation.
They just haven't realised it yet.
Better to just ignore them.

Will it be a great nation if Trump or his family win or is it in terminal decline?