Great letters in The Times on the ugly menace of Trump and what should be done about him: See him for what he is, stand up to him, say no to him, never trust him, join forces meaningfully with Europe, ask to join the EU Single Market and rethink that not so ‘special relationship’. - ThreadSky

13sarahmurphy.bsky.social • 22 days ago

Great letters in The Times on the ugly menace of Trump and what should be done about him:
See him for what he is, stand up to him, say no to him, never trust him, join forces meaningfully with Europe, ask to join the EU Single Market and rethink that not so ‘special relationship’.

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firstclasspost.bsky.social•22 days ago

For the Article 5 collective defence in 2001 and the 20 year support, how much did NATO charge the US?

afturain.bsky.social•22 days ago

Great letters, indeed. I'm hoping Starmer has something up his sleeve. My hope is, however, not eternal. Reiterating the refusal to consider rejoining is working it away. Coalition of three willing requires willingness on the part of citizens and if they see no advantage, there'll be no willing.

grandetim.bsky.social•22 days ago

And treat Vance exactly the same; he's as much a threat as Trump, possibly more than.

markcremin62.bsky.social•22 days ago

I'm already seeing him as the bigger threat. Already using Trump to line himself up for the big job. He's never liked him but now sees him as a window of opportunity.

monc.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yep. I think he could prove to be even worse- he has a bit of a brain. Not much, admittedly, but more than the orange one.

alcudiaal.bsky.social•22 days ago

Trump only has a “special relationship “ with himself and his ego!

gillmh.bsky.social•21 days ago

And Putin

parisdaguerre.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yup. Excellent summary.

paulcato.bsky.social•22 days ago

Read across: Trump's reaction to Mark Carney.

ilikecaketoo.bsky.social•22 days ago

Exactly, Carney standing strong, we need to do the same. I’m all for diplomacy first but every day something else happens and it seems they’re using their ‘power’ like in an abusive relationship & we need to draw a line.

kidner.bsky.social•22 days ago

That 'special relationship' is now dead. It is time to join the EU and protect our citizens.

celticmoonllc.bsky.social•22 days ago

padrob.bsky.social•22 days ago

That’s the response you get from asking questions of Green using words containing more than one syllable.

judpo.bsky.social•22 days ago

How easy will that be?

kidner.bsky.social•22 days ago

It won't be easy by any measure. The alternative, though, is continuing an abusive relationship. This doesn't include all Americans, but the current administration can't be trusted.

gec236.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yes Sarah Yes 👏
🚨 The check list for
our future
•see him for what he is ✅
•stand up to him✅
•say no to him✅
•never trust him✅
•join forces with Europe
•join the single market✅
•rethink the ‘special relationship’✅

tobydaynes.bsky.social•22 days ago

100%. Exactly

chrissiegrech.bsky.social•22 days ago

I wonder if our PM will have the balls to do that. I'm hoping so, but somehow, I doubt it.

amandamanley.bsky.social•22 days ago

maggiedu.bsky.social•22 days ago

Really cannot understand the hesitancy. Trump has never given any indication that he will negotiate in good faith, or cares about a bigger picture. It just seems wrong to give these morons credibility, and their abuse of power to blackmail and bully is normalised!

viewsofrob.bsky.social•22 days ago

Totally this!!!

albertsnodgrass.bsky.social•22 days ago

Carney stands up to bully boy Trump and the right wing media put this on their front page, for fucks sake, I despair. Don’t be disobedient to their beloved tangerine tyrant. Beyond pathetic.

peteeyorks.bsky.social•22 days ago

Any special relationship if it ever existed in the first place will go up in smoke if the state visit for Trump goes ahead because the people of the U.K. will let him know in no uncertain terms what we as a nation think of him and his administration and the demonstrations could get ugly.

monc.bsky.social•22 days ago

It would send a supreme message if absolutely nobody turned out when he’s driven round.

peteeyorks.bsky.social•22 days ago

You are right but I can’t help but feel that the vast majority will find it hard to resist the chance to demonstrate the hatred we have for him and the derogatory language he’s used against us and our values.

monc.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yes I know. I would find it hard to resist too 😂

hutch-man.bsky.social•22 days ago

Ha - won’t happen.

wanderscotwild.bsky.social•22 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/georgeslascar.bsky.social/post/3llhwr2zm2c2r

hollieh.bsky.social•22 days ago

This one in particular hits the nail on the head.

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