3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Do you mean you don't those coloured birds in, only white ones?

I think Kittenkong is referring to the WWII era classic song by Vera Lynn where she sings 'There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover.'

I would like to see Corbyn in Number 10, if only for his disgust with Trump. I'm damned sure he would not have permitted a state visit....prostituting the queen and all for the orange dotard's vanity. Sickening.

I can not help but wonder what the Queen will have to say given an opportune moment. Her Majesty is not without wry and pointed wit on occasion.

 

Thornbury's rant would return to haunt her in a Corbyn Govt & i'm looking forward to any spat between 'Liberace' and Khan while in UK.

2 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Yeah, like he has to forgo the open carriage ride with the queen because of expected protests and 10,000 British police have to be on duty to protect him, on top of the hundreds of his own security guards, a British broadcaster has been taking the mickey about his unpopularity.

Think that is more to do with English weather and a possible bad hair day....

23 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:

I can not help but wonder what the Queen will have to say given an opportune moment. Her Majesty is not without wry and pointed wit on occasion.

 

Her husband is even better ????

1 minute ago, evadgib said:

Her husband is even better ????

lol. Not really. I think the Queen still retains the  ability to concentrate  on reality.

31 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

I would like to see Corbyn in Number 10, if only for his disgust with Trump. I'm damned sure he would not have permitted a state visit....prostituting the queen and all for the orange dotard's vanity. Sickening.

It was the Queen who invited Trump to the UK

Hope he get's the milkshake treatment.

2 hours ago, vogie said:

Why does the blimp look more like Emily Thornbury than Donald Trump.

 

 

1 hour ago, animalmagic said:

4 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Do you mean you don't those coloured birds in, only white ones?

I think Kittenkong is referring to the WWII era classic song by Vera Lynn where she sings 'There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover.'

Oh right, my mistake.

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

A principled PM would not have invited Trump!

Why?

If you don't get a fair deal, you walk away.

 

Thanks, Mr President. Got it in one. Big contrast to his globalist predecessor, whining at us to stay in the EU at all costs.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

lunch with Queen Elizabeth,

How do you suppose The Donald would react if, say, Angela Merkel were to start advising him publicly about ‘the wall’, and trade tariffs and such things? Don’t you think he would tell Merkel to mind her own business? 

1 hour ago, Dumbastheycome said:

I can not help but wonder what the Queen will have to say given an opportune moment. Her Majesty is not without wry and pointed wit on occasion.

 

That may be true, but wry and pointed wit is totally wasted on someone like Trump, he only understands small and simple words and things like irony and sarcasm (and dry English humor) are way over his head.

4 hours ago, sanemax said:

I disagree , ignoring people , especially Heads of states isnt the best way to proceed in relationships  .

  Even if you dislike someones politics , its better to talk to them 

In this case it's a lot worse than "someone's politics".

Trump is a serial liar and demagogue and he would probably be in jail if the justice department would allow it.

George W. looked like a statesman compared to Trump. And I don't remember that I liked his politics.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

"If they don't get what they want, I would walk away. If you don't get a fair deal, you walk away."

Except when Trump shutdown the U.S. government for 30 days over a bipartisan congressional budget he didn't like, only to cave completely and sign a budget that was even less favorable to his administration than the one he rejected!

38 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

If you don't get a fair deal, you walk away.

 

Thanks, Mr President. Got it in one. Big contrast to his globalist predecessor, whining at us to stay in the EU at all costs.

And of course, dealing directly with the USA -which is about 10 times more powerful than UK, and represents the interests of most of the world's largest multinationals- will result in less influence of globalism in UK. 

????

Edited June 3, 20197 yr by candide

17 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

That may be true, but wry and pointed wit is totally wasted on someone like Trump, he only understands small and simple words and things like irony and sarcasm (and dry English humor) are way over his head.

I am sure a small and simple translation would be forthcoming......perhaps post visit !????

1 hour ago, evadgib said:

 

As usual, Pat's bang on the button.

I'm sure that I'm only one of millions of Brits who are appalled and sickened by this man's interference in other countries' business, particularly so of the UK.

It's quite obvious that only the fawning government welcomes him to Britain and that is only in the hope of some special trade  deal after Brexit. One which will apparently include changing the National Health Service to the disastrous American style of insurance leaving many without healthcare. 

The great majority of Britons would never allow this to happen and would be the death knell of any government who supported it. 

26 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

How do you suppose The Donald would react if, say, Angela Merkel were to start advising him publicly about ‘the wall’, and trade tariffs and such things? Don’t you think he would tell Merkel to mind her own business? 

No, he's far too much of a gentleman. And definitely too smart to take advice on keeping unwanted migrants out by a former Communist who let in a million in one year!

23 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Except when Trump shutdown the U.S. government for 30 days over a bipartisan congressional budget he didn't like, only to cave completely and sign a budget that was even less favorable to his administration than the one he rejected!

Well, you can't win every time with the walk-away tactic. But without it, you are Daniel in the lion's den.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

"If they don't get what they want, I would walk away. If you don't get a fair deal, you walk away."

big mouth nothing to back it up..... a deal it's only good when it's good for both sides

17 minutes ago, Jonnapat said:

I'm sure that I'm only one of millions of Brits who are appalled and sickened by this man's interference in other countries' business, particularly so of the UK.

It's quite obvious that only the fawning government welcomes him to Britain and that is only in the hope of some special trade  deal after Brexit. One which will apparently include changing the National Health Service to the disastrous American style of insurance leaving many without healthcare. 

The great majority of Britons would never allow this to happen and would be the death knell of any government who supported it. 

What are you going on about?

 

Our fawning government have been doing everything possible to remain - albeit not on the eu/may disastrous 'deal' that has been made very obvious (and this is the most important part) to the electorate!

 

Presumably May invited Trump 'cos it is normal procedure amongst heads of state.

 

Hard to imagine there is any other reason, bearing in mind trump has made it very clear that he doesn't support May!

Edited June 3, 20197 yr by dick dasterdly

5 hours ago, sanemax said:

I disagree , ignoring people , especially Heads of states isnt the best way to proceed in relationships  .

  Even if you dislike someones politics , its better to talk to them 

but Trump does it all the time, he ignores anybody and everybody who disagrees with him

5 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

big mouth nothing to back it up..... a deal it's only good when it's good for both sides

I agree, but the eu/may deal is only good for the eu.....

1 minute ago, dick dasterdly said:

I agree, but the eu/may deal is only good for the eu.....

your opinion, maybe others have a different one. By living the EU you don't expect the UK to have same deal as they have if staying, sure something has to be different and by being different it will be challenged and criticized, impossible to please everybody, thus compromising is a must but when compromising the same problems raise and (again) not everyone will agree with that either, knife with 2 edges

28 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

No, he's far too much of a gentleman. And definitely too smart to take advice on keeping unwanted migrants out by a former Communist who let in a million in one year!

Trump - a gentleman???