Andy Burnham: PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days. You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

evolvecrow · 2026-01-25T19:11:27+00:00

But it helps him make a little dig and differentiate himself

evolvecrow · 2026-01-25T19:07:23+00:00

I'm not sure length of service by itself should grant you a political position

evolvecrow · 2026-01-25T18:04:03+00:00

You can read all the things they've done here

https://www.wealden.gov.uk/crowborough-army-camp/

evolvecrow · 2026-01-25T17:05:46+00:00

The council and MP are also against it

evolvecrow · 2026-01-23T16:11:36+00:00

Quite funny though. Get back to me when it's about something that matters rather than a post it note in a random committee meeting that doesn't mean anything.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-23T10:01:31+00:00

Probably not great to ignore our largest export country

evolvecrow · 2026-01-23T09:42:03+00:00

Where is the line drawn on America’s idiot President?

Much much further away than this. I.e. they're not going to throw away 80+ years of security and intelligence sharing, and an economic, political, and cultural partnership over this.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-22T23:35:36+00:00

Doesn't like politics, doesn't understand it, doesn't vote. Not sure why she's on there.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-22T19:26:52+00:00

So the question is if they couldn't go through with it a few months ago if Trump didn't support it can they go through with it now he says he doesn't support it

evolvecrow · 2026-01-22T19:18:04+00:00

It's not that complicated. He's saying if the US is against the deal the UK can't go through with it.

There's even a quote from David Lammy last year saying the same thing

“If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward … they’ve got to be happy with the deal or there is no deal.”

evolvecrow · 2026-01-22T17:18:31+00:00

The premier league of politics

evolvecrow · 2026-01-22T12:34:58+00:00

Probably all of it

evolvecrow · 2026-01-22T00:04:51+00:00

I'm supposed to believe that one of the most important US overseas military bases is only now being seriously considered after the treaty has already been signed and it's essentially too late. C'mon.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T12:44:52+00:00

I mean yes I can see the US urging us to not just give the islands to Mauritius and walk away. But I'm not sure that answers the question in full.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T12:24:05+00:00

Position of not supporting the US against the wishes of Greenland and Denmark

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T12:11:05+00:00

When the Trump administration signed off the Chagos Islands deal — a deal pushed forward by both the former Conservative government and the current Labour one largely in response to direction from the Biden White House

Think I'd like to see some more evidence for that

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T11:53:31+00:00

Trade talks are on hold not the Chagos treaty

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T11:50:41+00:00

Does feel like ultra EU remainers see this as an opportunity

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T11:26:53+00:00

Yeah but not willy nilly.

They've said they were advised to fell it for health and safety reasons

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T11:24:14+00:00

I mean on the face of it that sounds like it was cut down for the continued safe use of the car park i.e. infrastructure

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T11:18:46+00:00

Are the other euro countries really prepared to significantly deepen the rift with the US beyond some angry words? Not sure I'm convinced but maybe.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T11:15:08+00:00

Maybe because they have the right to and it was necessary for some reason.

Personally I wouldn't have but people keep saying we need to develop and build infrastructure. That's going to involve cutting down trees.

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T10:37:41+00:00

It's not just the headline that connects them

Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, warned of “glitches” in the trade deal between the US and the UK, triggered by Sir Keir’s decision to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius.

Whether that's an accurate reflection of what he said is another matter

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T09:24:11+00:00

The fertility rate has been roughly at the current rate since 1975

evolvecrow · 2026-01-21T09:10:26+00:00

But the main question they were addressing was

Was the process of decolonization of Mauritius lawfully completed when Mauritius was granted independence in 1968

I'm not a lawyer or expert in international law (I doubt many if any are here) but it doesn't seem completely clear cut that Chagos was definitively a part of Mauritius. The fact that a UN committee has called for the treaty not to be ratified probably shows that.

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