This week: how not to talk to Trump, why what's true is not the same is what is believable, what not to look forward to in 2018. NON-PREDICTION PREDICTION Given my track record I'm going to avoid making predictions but I will point to something might happen but probably will not (this is perfect, because I win either way). It's this: that the defining issue of British politics in 2018 will not be Brexit but whether to back a US attack on North Korea. The probability of this is low, but underrated. If the US decides on war, Theresa May (or her successor) will be put in a terrible, impossible position. The pressure to back our transatlantic ally, especially post-Brexit, will be enormous. On the other hand, the pressure from voters to
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
This week: how not to talk to Trump, why what's true is not the same is what is believable, what not to look forward to in 2018. NON-PREDICTION PREDICTION Given my track record I'm going to avoid making predictions but I will point to something might happen but probably will not (this is perfect, because I win either way). It's this: that the defining issue of British politics in 2018 will not be Brexit but whether to back a US attack on North Korea. The probability of this is low, but underrated. If the US decides on war, Theresa May (or her successor) will be put in a terrible, impossible position. The pressure to back our transatlantic ally, especially post-Brexit, will be enormous. On the other hand, the pressure from voters to