ChariotwheelDec 18, 2023

Biden ditches trade deal talks with Britain

Joe Biden has shelved plans for a pact with Britain that could have paved the way for a full post-Brexit trade deal....

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/18/biden-scraps-talks-on-trade-deal-with-britain/

Biden ditches trade deal talks with Britain

UK's hopes for agreement fall to 'zero' after president came under pressure from own party about effects on US manufacturing

The Telegraph
Show threadChariotwheel
So much for the special relationship
Dec 18, 2023 at 1:51pmWeb
Show threadrahDec 18, 2023
This is precisely in line with the special relationship: the UK gives the US what it wants and in return, the US gets what it wants.
Show threadChariotwheelDec 18, 2023
I would like to say something in return, but all I can think of is Americans driving Brits to death or into hospital and then America giving the middle finger to Britons asking for justice.
Show threadRobotToasterDec 18, 2023
Not just a random American, a CIA spy who outranked her husband.
Show threadEinfachUnersetzlichDec 18, 2023
Wasn’t there another one that knocked down an old lady last week too?
Show threadGreatAlbatrossDec 19, 2023
Yep, the next day Sky News posted photos of the guy’s house in the states, in a kinda “you’re not anonymous mate” way.