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She's fired up, and every word is true.

"Special relationship? They are just abusing us"

Starmer did absolutely the right thing by defying Tr*mp's bullying, and it is clear the British people absolutely agree with him.

But Mr Graham, what did you think Kushner got his 2bn dollars for? The Saudis own your moronic president.

100% UK decision. Norway Switzerland Iceland are in the scheme, we could have stayed in it but for the idiot, spiteful Johnson. Mindless Tory dogma was more important than saving thousands of ordinary British people a few hundred pounds a year.

killed their healthy pets.

They killed their pets, not 'put them to sleep'.

I'd go a little further, but BlueSky probably wouldn't be happy.

Yes absolutely. It was pure Tory dogma and spite that caused Johnson to remove the UK from the scheme. Their hatred of anything to do with the EU, and dogma over ECJ oversight has raised your cost of living.

Labour can reverse this. There is no requirement to be an EU member join the scheme.

Oh really? Your boss said that he must also 'approve' the new leader, which means he wants regime change and a Government which will be supplicant to the US.

I expect you mad religious fanatics currently setting American foreign policy will also require that Iranians become evangelical Christian?

Garda, and in particular the small, beautiful lakeside town of Bardolino. A perfect base to stay, where the ferry can take you across the lake to other towns such as Salo, Sirmione or Desenzano, and also you are within easy reach of Verona for a day or evening trip.

Sadly no. I always have my dog with me so we have to sit outside 'con la povera gente' and listen from behind the Arena walls.

Here is a photo of the night the Opera reopened after Covid. A very special event, with many important people arriving to celebrate this wonderful Italian institution

Do you think this section paves the way to join the Pet Passport scheme?
Animal health
Alignment with EU animal health frameworks will affect [.....] pet owners, [....]. It will update areas such as surveillance, identification, registration, and movement systems of live animals, etc...

Most Sunday afternoons, when the parking is free. I love it, a lazy walk along the Adige, followed by sitting in Piazza Bra with a spritz, watching the opera goers walk past, is a perfect way to spend a warm early evening.

Yep, I don't disagree. In my heart I would rather he had denied the use of RAF Fairford.

However, I'm cautious because I don't know the legal situation and I'm cutting him some slack, because through no fault of his, UK is inextricably reliant on the US for strategic defence (Trident). It's a mess

He's just pathetically embarrassing.

I hope this section may cover it:

Animal health
Alignment with EU animal health frameworks will affect [.....] pet owners, [....]. It will update areas such as surveillance, identification, registration, and movement systems of live animals, germinal products and animal by-products.

Does any of this mean the U.K. could rejoin the Pet Passport scheme?

My dog has an Italian pet passport, but every time I travel I feel sorry for the British pet owners who have to spend an extra £300 for an AHS every time they take their dog to France.

Starmer is a decent guy, and has handled the complexities of the Iranian situation very well, including resisting a mad US President trying to drag the UK into an illegal war which has no UN mandate. I simply can't understand why there is this constant barrage of criticism and hate.

🇬🇧 Starmer: "This really sad feature, in many ways, of a conflict like this, which is some people will try to use it to divide communities in this country, and tear people apart."

"And we mustn't let that happen."

I think this caller is right.

America, on the other hand, has no moral high ground, no UN mandate, and is pretty much hated by every civilised country except Israel (is Israel civilised now? I'm not sure).

Tr*mp has trapped the US in a quagmire, and if he invades Iran there will be thousands of flag draped coffins returning.

Some experienced commentators are already warning that Tr*mp is embroiling the US in another 'Vietnam'. I think it will be worse. In 1970 Vietnam had a pop of 40m, half of whom supported the US. Iran is now a united nation of 90m and is a vast, well armed country. It cannot be bombed to submission.

Zelensky encore une fois en visite sur le front. Il écoute ses soldats, il ne perd pas le contact avec la réalité. Les Ukrainiens doivent mesurer leur chance d'avoir un tel dirigeant au moment où ils en ont besoin

"....based on how well the cut through to young audiences"

I teach 'young audiences' every day for a living and I'm pretty sure X and Facebook are not where you will find them in their scrolling time.

When Assad was gassing the Syrian people, that was America's Red Line. Times have changed.

What utter bollocks, Cowley. It isn't the 'politics of pacifism'. Starmer and Labour have been bellicose in their support of Ukraine and supplied advanced weapons and intel without hesitation, making UK Russia's No1 enemy. This is because it is an unlawful war, just as Tr*mps Iran attack is unlawful

One day, when it's recaptured, Ukraine will have to rebuild this city. Sweep away the old Soviet buildings and make it a modern, thriving monument to the survival of a great nation.

Tr*mp is simply a malignant narcissist trying to stay out of prison so the Iran attack is nothing to do with Putin. But regarding Ukraine, I think the international rules based order will be rebuilt because most decent nations have had a big wake up call from Russia and they realise it is precious.

Farage has been at Mar a Lago this week undermining the British Government. His fingerprints are all over the Tr*mp rant about the carriers. He is Tr*mp's tool to destabilise the UK - part of the grand strategy to destabilise Europe and usher in far-right leaders.

How can voters be so stupid?

Literally, ever.

It's interesting that the French carrier entered the Med yesterday and Tr*mp made no similar stupid comment about that.

Yesterday, a far right British politician and Tr*mp sycophant, called Farage was at Mar a Lago. His fingerprints are all over this criticism of Keir Starmer by Tr*mp.

Statmer must have asked him to say this. It's the surest way of getting the public to support the current Government position.