The Daily Trump

And the sneakers

 

They're supposed to return to Romania in March but I'm fully expecting a no-show. Which in turn may well trigger a UK extradition request.

 

Starmer seems to have done a good job with dealing with Trump.

 

Let’s hope so, but we’ll see. Trump might even ‘forget’ he’s even been there.

 

I've seen most of it and things seemed to go ok for him. I do think he looked very nervous and wooden though if you look at his body language - constantly touching Trump's shoulder for example. Not saying he wasn't right to be nervous with the orange fruitcake mind. Its just what struck me.

 

It seems Starmer did ok with Mr Bottom Burp. https://www.theguardian.com/politic...n-would-keep-his-word-on-a-ukraine-peace-deal

I agree with increasing defence spending, we can't rely on the USA any more, but was disappointed with the plan to pay for it by cutting aid. My view is supported by former army Chief of Staff. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/27/britain-armed-forces-cut-aid-fund-defence

 

What's the odds of DT becoming Sir Donald Trump. I'm lumping on if someone takes the bet.

 

I thought Starmer was a bit too gushing when he offered the letter to Trump. It was too crawly and creepy.
I bet there's been quite a lot of arse licking going on behind closed doors.
Won't be long before Trump declares that we are to be the 51st (52nd/53rd/54th ???) state.of the USA.
But it also won't be long before he denies everything ever happened.

 

It's certainly regrettable, but Lord Dannatt is a soldier not an economist. Neither am I of course, but reading the media across all political spectrums Rachel Reeves first budget does not seem to have be lauded as a success in any quarters...the next budget is very important to get right, for her, the Government and the Country....Dannatt's suggestion... " it would be better to break its own fiscal rules and either raise taxes or increase borrowing. ", would put her in a position where a sizeable part of any room for manoeuvre in the budget is taken away...it's regrettable, but robbing Peter to pay Paul now rather than affecting the whole budget strategy is probably expedient at this time.

 

This is the difficult bind any Labour government has. Like so many business leaders, media and "experts", the military top brass very much lean right and will find safe sanctuary in the press to share their views.

The right want Labour to break their fiscal rules so they can paint the next coat of "financially incompetent" varnish across them. The media will seem sympathetic to it then turn if they do break their rules.

Labour are making tough decisions, and some deeply unpopular ones, plenty I disagree with especially building and environment based choices. The plan though is clearly to try and get bad things out of the way early to try and show growth and change in 4.5 years time.

If they can get some growth going, even at 1.5 to 2% per year, that gives room to speed up investment and reinstate overseas aid.

I'd rather they hadn't cut it, especially given the far right use such things to further demonise and attack people from overseas, but as a short term thing to find money, it's probably safer than lots of cuts across decimated services, raising taxes or adding to borrowing.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Starmer played him like a fiddle or did he fiddle him while they played , anyway the egotist Trump couldn’t resist a bit of Royal flattery , and Charlie wants to make sure those Epstein files aren’t made public

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpv44982jlgo

Mr starmer has upset a few with his foreign aid cuts. After pressure from Trump.

 

I don't listen to him as often as I should, though I did read his last book which was bang on. He's seldom wrong with his insights, though he can be brutal to the hard of thinking who still support Brexit and are of a Trumpiot disposition, whether they openly admit it or not.

 

I subscribe to the NYT and read it daily. There is a deal of stuff critical of Trump, Vance and Musk.

 

I have infinite respect for Zelenskyy but I can’t help but think he’s got the last hour badly wrong.