No Relaxing of Sanctions - Sir Keir Starmer - Ukraine - Russia War - Trump47

 BBC News: Reports " Starmer accuses Putin of 'playing games' over Ukraine peace deal "

Lets Get Real:

Putin makes more demands after he has agreed to a deal, it is an old Russian tactic.  The Russians had agreed a deal with the US over a ceasefire in the Black Sea, but after the White House released information on the deal, there came demands for sanctions to be released.   Sir Keir is calling fore more tougher sanctions, on this the Labour PM is right, its the rest of Europe that worries this blog, will they want to appease Russia, time will tell, a new security dawn has developed, the US under Trump is no longer the security guarantee it was, times change and show must our perceptions. 

Macron on the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russia War - Trump47

Sky News: Reports " European allies not united on armed deployment in Ukraine as Macron announces 'reassurance force'....Details are emerging about the military assets being committed to help secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. Although some European nations appear wary, and the British prime minister admits, "we also need US involvement".  "

Lets Get Real:

This is when the car hits the road, will the UK and France follow through with the troops on the ground, troops and air cover.  The French are talking about a reassurance force, sounds soft to this blog, and the UK wants the US involvement, Trump has been pretty clear that is not going to happen.   This is 1947 all over again but in reverse, the US is saying it will not defend the Ukraine, and that it will be up to the Brits and the coalition of the wiling.   Why Sir Keir has to use that term, reminds one of Iraq in 2003.  This is time to show some backbone, stand up to Putin.

Trump Critical of President Macron and UK PM Starmer - Trump47

BBC News: Reports in its 4.46pm post that President Trump has been critical of the French and UK leadership when it comes to the Ukraine.

Lets Get Real:

Who does Trump think he is, if the US cuts off military aid to the Ukraine, then EU and UK will have to take its place,  it has happened before, in 1947, the UK could not defend Greece and Turkey against the Comminist threat, and the US took over World Leadership, it might be time for the EU and the UK take over from the US, shame Trump, it took in till 1917 for the US to get in to WW1, 1941 for WW2, while the US is going through its Appeasement phase with Trump, there are the Mid Terms in 2026 and a new Presidential Election in 2028, shame the devil as they say.

Has the Election Iceberg hit Trump and Biden in Iowa ? - 2024 Candidates/Presidential Election

The Hill: Reports " Trump, Biden both tumble in Iowa: poll.....“While both Biden and Trump have lost some support in Iowa, it does not appear that any other candidate has been able to emerge as a clear alternative,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.  "

Lets Get Real:

The American people in poll after poll have made it clear they do not want a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump.  The American people are not happy with the choices being pushed by the Established Parties, the Republican Party has become a CULT OF TRUMP, while the Democratic Party is to afraid to unite around a new candidate.   This is the time for a third party candidate to come forward, either male or female, moderate on social issues but tough on Defence and cutting the spending of the US Government.   The bases of both Parties are well off the reservation, the Republicans follow the cult of Trump, it would give victory to Putin in the UKRAINE, while the Liberal base of the Democratic Party, just wants to spend more, the US is about 35 trillion in debt, that cannot go on.  2024 should be about the rebirth of US Democracy, one just hopes that the Country and the political establishment  wake up in time, or the US will follow the Roman Empire, mass migration and the fall of the Empire, and the British Empire become to expensive for the UK from 1947 onwards after WW2.

4,000 UK Subjects in the Sudan - Another Afghanistan ?

BBC News - Live blog: Reports the following, " The UK government has insisted it's doing all it can to help British nationals stuck in Sudan - after diplomats and their families were rescued yesterday.......Minister Andrew Mitchell says there are estimates of around 4,000 Britons in the country, but the number could be higher  "

Lets Get Real:

IF this blog was a US  or UK citizen it would not be happy, it has been reported there are sixteen thousand US Citizens in Sudan, the US State Department has made it clear that there will be no Cavalry coming to the rescue, the FCO will do nothing.  It seems that POTUS is doing another Afghanistan, that is why POTUS is seen as weak, and why his approval ratings are in the toilet, anything really risky and he is hiding under his desk, to think that JFK and Ronald Reagan had that desk, Biden is following the Obama foreign policy failure route, he thinks that he can leave Americans behind and there is no political comeback.   At least POTUS is supporting the Ukraine in its War with the Russia, the Republicans on the whole are supporting the Trump Isolation policy.  This is how powers fade, just look at the example of the British Empire, we could be leading to the hegemony of China in the 21st Century as long as they do not invade Taiwan. 

Doctor Who Review - Demons Of The Punjab

Doctor Who News: Reports " Doctor Who: Demons Of The Punjab was watched by 5.77 million viewers, a share of 27.5% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures. "

Lets Get Real:

This was a thoughtful episode, the Doctor took one of her companions back to see her grandmother when she was young, the Doctor should have learned that mistake with Rose.  The episode took place in on the Indian - Pakistan border in 1947, the episode did not BLAME the British on the whole, well, it had more of a light touch, if you are interested then you should read up on the subject.   The Doctor for once got the wrong end of the stick, for most of the show the Doctor thought the aliens were the villians, in fact the threat was more human.  There was a lot of running, and the Doctor had to grant a ( spoiler ) to a couple.  The ending was SAD, the Doctor found out that she could not save everyone, time is fixed in some cases, a show to see again. 

The Long Road in Libya = UK Government

BBC News: Reports that Number 1O Downing Street has flagged that the UK will be in Libya for a long time. It easy to get in to a War, its not easy to get out, also its more difficult when that War in military terms in a stalemate, the NATO air strikes have prevented the Gaddafi Regime from wiping out the Eastern rebels and a total massacre in Misrata in the West of Libya, but in the long haul this War is damaging to NATO, the UK and its close Allies and the Obama Administration. Lets be honest here folks, Libya in military terms is a third rate power and this War is still going on, NATO image is hurt by the impression that it cant topple Gaddafi, the UK, France and Italy look weak by not getting boots on the ground. In the case of Obama Administration it looks like President Obama wants to see a post super power US, a lot like Great Britain after the loss of India in 1947. Also at end of the day Gaddafi could still win, thus the people of Libya will suffer, a lot of negatives folks, Libya might just be to costly for the West in PR terms.

The End of Empires

BBC News: Reports that the US Government has been told by Standard & Poor's a Credit Agency that its credit rating could be cut. Here it is folks, the end of a political and economic Empire, the US in many respects is following the path of the Roman and British Empire, it is going broke, the Roman Empire devalued the its coin as the years went by, the British Empire was broke after World War Two, thus time wise the rabid end of Empire, the UK was out of India in 1947, the Empire become the Commonwealth by the 1960s. The last throw of Empire was the failed UK and French attempt to retake Suez in 1956. The US liberals from the New Deal onwards have tried to make the US like Western Europe, a welfare state, the problem is simple folks, the US is to big, the debt is to much , fourteen trillion not something you can hide under the carpet. The Obama Administration on the domestic front has been a disaster, its economic stimulus failed to create jobs, those that argue that it protected Government jobs in the States are missing the point, its the private sector that creates jobs, makes the economy grow. ObamaCare is an attempt to create a NHS in the US, the problem is that the advances in health allow people to live longer and save people that would have died in previous times, its costs folks, you cant think if you force people to buy health cover that this will reduce costs, it wont, the NHS in the UK has grown and grown, the costs have never gone down. The next economic Empire will be China, lets hope they learn the lessons of the British and US Empires, 1) You cant have a welfare state that has no end, 2) Don’t get in to Wars or Empires that never end, 3) Be tough on the banks, 4) Always save for a bad day, it will come. Good luck China.