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Left-Associate3911

Just to put this in perspective, in the UK the Police only need reasonable grounds to believe that X may have done Y. It is a balance of probability test with the threshold set very low. It is in fact means to an ended, to allow the Police to start gathering evidence and preparing a prosecution. The real test will come when the Crown Prosecutor decides what to do - and I’ll bet given the state of the UK criminal justice system it won’t go anywhere. The arrest will be the highlight and then this will all fizzle out.

Most_Lingonberry_409

I’ve never been being from the UK, but yes going to a violent part of a violent country on holiday seems like poor judgement at best …!

Swacoo

All I have to say is, yes our standards have degraded in US and in next elections we have to do damn good job picking right leader. It starts locally.  That being said you will never find system as good as US anywhere else. As crazy as it sounds we still have somewhat rule of law. Supreme Court still has back bone left to rule against the president wishes.  Even if current administration causes any damage, we still have opportunity to vote them out in next election.  Find me another country on this earth who can maintain similar economic engine with might military strength and ability correct political course literally every 4 years. Here is my thesis and please correct me if I am wrong  - Europe is over regulated. Risk taking ability is not as strong as US  - Asia has its own problem. Mostly all Asian countries are either fighting with each other or they are facing population decline. Plus they are culture strong. So hard for anyone to immigrate there. - China is china. Asian power. But world should actually divest out of china start building manufacturing capacity with their trading partner. Just imagine scenario where if china falls a part in future. What happens to rest of the world. I still remember from Covid time when they put out a ban on shipping essential materials like masks. I think that should have been wake up call for western world. Relying on china is a fool’s errand for long term. - India is busy fighting with all their neighbors. Plus country has such a huge population that they just need to sustain their own country. Rest of the world is not even their concern. It’s like take UAE elites, Africa and entire worlds middle class in one country. Their challenges and opportunities are different.  - Africa resource rich country but man corruption has robbed the common wealth of the this country  - UK: sun never sets on British empire. Well it has.  - rest of the Americas depends on American might and economic engine  - Canada: nice neighbor but they cannot sustain  themselves without immigration. Unfortunately, world only has two sources left. Indian or Chinese. Pick your poison. One of full blown communist and one is used to full blown democracy. So again I am keep going back to white board. yes US environment sucks, debt load is getting insane. But I am struggling to find a country where there is a system as good as America. I will just give one example, when tax law is passed. It stays like that for 4 years. So business has ability to plan for 4 years. Granted the orange tin can comes with lot of unpredictability. But other countries that may not be true. India has annul tax update. If modi looses election next time, then new PM might change the entire business environment. China Xi decides everything. Rest of the world mostly is over regulated.  The point I am trying to make is yes we have faults. But look at positive, find me a country open to immigration (ICE sucks I understand that), a country that gives you ability to fail and start again.  May be my opinion might be biased but I came to US as a kid. I have traveled to few countries and I am struggling to find other country that would as good as US. We have lot os work cut out for us. But when I start looking around the world, i am struggling to find a country that is as good as US from business friendly environment, open arm culture and mighty military strength. God we fricken took out Maduro in an hour. That’s some high class James Bond movie shit. 

BeliefSuspended2008

Ask George Soros. He shorted the UK in 1992.

cliffski

I'm in the UK here, but we have loads of korean stocks to pick from. I hold Samsung, Woori and Shinhan. Others are available.

cliffski

I hold samsung, shinhan and woori. All very good companies. This isn't some crazy meme stock phenomena AFAIK, its capital fleeing the USA and finding good value. Korea, Greece, Poland are al doing very well. Even the UK FTSE100 is doing well. Do not expect sudden crashes in any of these markets.

lumbridge12

$RXT - rackspace technology, recently PALANTIR partnered with them to run their AIP on their cloud About 400M market cap right now and 1.68$ share price Here's the news release: The partnership focuses on deploying Palantir's Foundry platform and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) inside enterprise environments particularly in highly regulated industries that require strong data security and sovereignty controls. Rackspace will host Palantir's software in its Private Cloud and UK Sovereign data centers, while also leading data migration and implementation services globally. The company currently has about 30 Palantir-certified engineers and plans to scale that number to more than 250 within a year. The goal is simple: shorten AI deployment timelines from years to months or even weeks by combining Palantir's decision-intelligence software with Rackspace's managed cloud infrastructure and compliance expertise. The purchase boosts Palantir's commercial and production-grade adoption. Rackspace improves its corporate AI infrastructure offerings as more firms want real, scalable AI solutions rather than experimental pilots.

Chloeniuniu

Jesus how do people afford them I don't think salaries in Korea are that high? Probably about the same as the UK I guess?

Clear_Loquat6845

Isn’t the blanket 15% tariff a big improvement compared to most of the preexisting ones (excluding the UK and Australia which had more favorable ones before)?

eliasmarcelin0

1. UK created Palestine (Mandatory Palestine by the British Mandate under the League of Nations) 1a. the US and UK along with the 3 other Superpowers created the UN from the LoN 2. UN created Israel (Israel - people who didn't like that Mandatory Palestine took over) >[Chapter V Article 25](https://legal.un.org/repertory/art25.shtml) “The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter.” i'm sure you can deduce the "truth" yourself from this? that the US and UK created both sides, then created the UN to control both sides and now look at today's world... ask yourself "Israel who is stuck in war, how could they control 5 Countries considered Superpowers who can't legally be overruled?" tell me ur answer, really. i want to know what you think.

eliasmarcelin0

what's funny is the original colonizers, the US and UK don't get shit on. the US and UK who banned and killed the Jews repeatedly through history is ironic. every colony in history took the religion of Christianity to spread it and make people conform to their "god" and then kicked the Jews out lol

eliasmarcelin0

1. UK created Palestine (Mandatory Palestine by the British Mandate under the League of Nations) 1a. the US and UK along with the 3 other Superpowers created the UN from the LoN 2. UN created Israel (Israel - people who didn't like that Mandatory Palestine took over) >[Chapter V Article 25](https://legal.un.org/repertory/art25.shtml) “The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter.” "man, i wish peace was simple. why don't they just pass some laws that make war illegal?" idk man, maybe the Law itself is unjust? \*cough\* the UN....

eliasmarcelin0

yes, i said that. it's to distract from what i said. UK created Palestine (Mandatory Palestine by the British Mandate under the League of Nations) US created Israel (from the people who didn't like that Mandatory Palestine took over) the US and UK are Superpowers that cannot be legally overruled by UN Chapters V, VI, VII and these only exist because of the World Wars (more specifically the Israel/Palestine wars) [Chapter V Article 25](https://legal.un.org/repertory/art25.shtml) \> “The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter.” the Security Council can veto anything, even a global ceasefire. isn't that fun?

yeezee93

You can list the damages the tariffs have done to the UK but instead you chose to be an asshole.

ga643953

But only UK and penguin lands actually get the short end of the stick, right? Besides, UK had a trade deficit with the US and not the other way around so it hardly matters.

Decent-Photograph391

It’s worse for UK, which had negotiated it down to 10%. Now they face an increase.

Shah_an_shah

France and UK including many other countries dies it. US recruits non citizens. Half the marines are hispanic guys called Martinez.

Benoit_Holmes

Malaysia and Cambodia made a deal that included a 19% tariff and the US trade representative says that deal will still stand. Some countries like the UK and Australia had deals negotiated for lower tariffs but will now have them go up to 15%. Brazil hadn't negotiated a trade deal so their tariff is now down from 40% to 15% with no concessions required on their part. So everyone who made a deal with the US is worse off than they would have been, and they will change the terms of any deal they make on a whim.

Ok_Cry7572

All suspicious suicides 1. Jeffrey Epstein (2019, USA) Role: Financier, convicted sex offender What He Knew: Ties to sex trafficking involving powerful global elites Cause of Death: Hanging in jail Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Cameras failed, guards asleep, cellmate removed --- 2. John McAfee (2021, USA/Spain) Role: Software mogul, political exile What He Knew: Alleged dirt on global intelligence and tax evasion details Cause of Death: Hanging in Spanish prison Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Left warning he wouldn’t kill himself --- 3. Vince Foster (1993, USA) Role: White House Deputy Counsel (Clinton Admin) What He Knew: Clinton scandals (Whitewater, others) Cause of Death: Gunshot to head Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Gun had no fingerprints, inconsistencies in scene --- 4. Seth Rich (2016, USA) Role: DNC Staffer What He Knew: Alleged WikiLeaks email source (disputed) Cause of Death: Shot twice in back Ruling: Homicide (botched robbery) Suspicion: Nothing stolen, case remains unsolved --- 5. Michael Hastings (2013, USA) Role: Investigative journalist What He Knew: Critical reporting on military leaders; working on CIA/NSA story Cause of Death: Fiery car crash Ruling: Accident Suspicion: Claims of remote car hacking; warned friends of surveillance --- 6. Dr. David Kelly (2003, UK) Role: Weapons inspector What He Knew: Iraq WMD intelligence falsification Cause of Death: Slit wrist in woods Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Minimal blood, no fingerprints on knife --- 7. Danny Casolaro (1991, USA) Role: Investigative journalist What He Knew: “The Octopus” — INSLAW, Iran-Contra, CIA corruption Cause of Death: Multiple wrist slashes in hotel tub Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Missing notes, rapid embalming, had warned "not suicidal" --- 8. Alberto Nisman (2015, Argentina) Role: Prosecutor What He Knew: Government cover-up of Iran’s role in 1994 bombing Cause of Death: Gunshot to head Ruling: Initially suicide, later questioned Suspicion: Killed day before public testimony --- 9. Roman Starovoit (2025, Russia) Role: Russian Transport Minister What He Knew: Alleged to be part of major Kremlin-linked corruption scandal Cause of Death: Gunshot in car Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Cameras malfunctioned, high-profile dismissal hours before death --- 10. Heorhiy Kirpa (2004, Ukraine) Role: Minister of Transport What He Knew: Massive construction corruption Cause of Death: Gunshot wound Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Political instability context; called for key reforms --- 11. Shirley Brifman (1972, Australia) Role: Brothel owner, whistleblower What She Knew: Police corruption and prostitution racket Cause of Death: Barbiturate overdose Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Died days before testifying --- 12. Andrzej Lepper (2011, Poland) Role: Deputy PM, anti-corruption politician What He Knew: Alleged sex-trafficking and political corruption Cause of Death: Hanging Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: No fingerprints, security cameras down, key witness also died --- 13. Aleh Byabenin (2010, Belarus) Role: Opposition journalist What He Knew: Election fraud and regime abuse Cause of Death: Hanging Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Twisted ankle, bruises, no note --- 14. Jimmy Mohlala (2009, South Africa) Role: Municipal speaker, whistleblower What He Knew: Stadium contract fraud ahead of 2010 World Cup Cause of Death: Shot multiple times at home Ruling: Homicide Suspicion: Political motive, threats before death --- 15. Beranton Whisenant Jr. (2017, USA) Role: U.S. federal prosecutor What He Knew: Investigating visa and corruption fraud Cause of Death: Gunshot to head on beach Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Gun never found, no public follow-up --- 16. John Barnett (2024, USA) Role: Boeing whistleblower What He Knew: Aircraft safety violations Cause of Death: Gunshot in truck before testimony Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Left note blaming Boeing, had previously said “I’d never kill myself” --- 17. Gary Webb (2004, USA) Role: Investigative journalist (Dark Alliance) What He Knew: CIA-Contra-crack cocaine connection Cause of Death: Two gunshots to the head Ruling: Suicide Suspicion: Double gunshot rare; had been blacklisted by media

TechnicLePanther

Is the UK gonna turn into greens vs lib dems in 30 years?

NoSafe5565

Brexit was russian propaganda... sadly successful. Sadly UK never admitted it and not try to revert it ..

gagagagaNope

Should he sue the EU first given they tariff everything going in? One of the triggers for Trump was the EU tariff on american cars being 500% the tariff the US put on european cars. EU citizens are utterly deluded, this was one of many reasons why the UK left. They have no clue how expensive the EU tariffs make everything in the EU. It's one big protection racket so the EU can conntinue the deceit that all they spend is the national contributions, rather than hundreds of billions more. Those pensions aren't going to pay themselves, you know. This moron and his party were collaborating with the EU during the Brexit negotiations to have the EU tariff the UK more as punishment for leaving. He's a clown, ignore him. He's from a party that is neither liberal, nor democratic.

TedBob99

At 15%, It's actually better than the previous tariffs for many countries, apart from the UK, and only valid for a few months anyway. Overall, it's good news for the stock market. That's why the announcement on Friday didn't make any difference while the US markets were still open, and Donald is known to change his mind anyway...

Tom9274

7.7% YTD. Invested in Index ETFs, Thematic ETFs, Commodities and individual US, UK and Euro stocks in that order. The only ETF I have in the red is the S&P500 and the major losses I've taken have all been on US stocks. All my UK and Euro stocks are in the green, likely because there's not a toddler continually fucking around with these economies.

Icommandyou

Even funnier is all these countries like Japan UK India spent a year to get a trade deal and didn’t even get exemption in new tariff regime

Minute_Ostrich196

Unfortunately it looks like we need to talk with china like peer to peer. Which is hard, because china has historically grudge towards UK, France, Duch, Spanish and Portuguese. And it’s hardly to blame Chinese for this grudge. But EU can leverage great connections that Germany and Eastern Europe have to china. But it will be equal to equal negotiations

orangeyougladiator

In the UK 99% of tax payers literally never have to do anything

NunuTitobu

Ironically after all the "trade talks" 🥭 ends up shitting on countries like the UK, raising their tariffs without any discussion

Particular-Bid2205

Joke of country with clowns in charge. Officially done with US stocks. Monday I’ll be shifting the rest over to UK and EU stocks

Independent-Egg9086

15% ain't much just equals like a government tax only for 150 days as well, continuation requires senate approval all very temporary, meanwhile he was charging 10-50% tariffs on global countries the one Supreme Court struck down, he is in panic mode especially since mid terms are approaching he will lose majority guaranteed, if you look at US top 15 trading partners were all being charged around the majority 15% all way up to 50% tariffs so it actually evens the playing field for the ones who were being charged on higher-end of the spectrum, UK/Singapore were being charged 10%* https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypxnnyg7jo

Snotspat

And what about nations, such as the UK and Australia, who had negotiated a 10% tariff? Meanwhile Bangladesh is confused, as their trade deal had lowered the tariff to 19%, and now they can get 15% by scrapping the trade deal? I mean, they gave concessions to USA to have it lowered to 19%, why would they give them concessions now? Bangladeshi news is asking for "“predictable, rules-based access”", rather than "tariff relief", now. The first is a pipedream with Trump, so perhaps they'll just give up on USA. Now multiply the Bangladesh example with the rest of the World.

IntrepidSoda

What???? all that bootlicking by the UK/ EU leaders for nothing.

Bitter_Proof_9288

UK has their own laws and interpretations of international law. Our use of their bases has always been conditional of those laws. I hate Trump. He is the main reason I got out of the Air Force when I did. I am not defending him or his/US position on a pre-emptive strike

himynameis_

> The deals signed with Australia and UK had 10% tariffs. Under this regime it goes upto 15% 🤡. I think it's 15% on top of existing tariffs?

eliasmarcelin0

no one at the top is panicking because everyone knows already and it doesn't need to be said. even the celebrities and prolly some influencers/streamers obama and trump recently said aliens were real and so it sparked people to google it https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-says-he-doesnt-know-if-aliens-are-real-but-directs-government-to-release-files-on-ufos-more https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/19/donald-trump-barack-obama-aliens-real-classified-information/88762872007/ both stories are identical. top searches. both articles basically saying there's no evidence of aliens. it's a lesson telling people that just because someone says something doesn't mean it's true *cough* "it's the Jews..." that's actually how the first holocaust started. there was bad news around the Jews because Hitler was sending them to Mandatory Palestine (modern day Israel. Former UN; the LoN gave the lands of the Ottoman Empire to the British) so supporting Palestine is actually supporting Zionism lol if you wanna know more: "Israel" and "Palestine" are the political and administrative "terms" used to describe the Zionist movement at the time to identify the territory of its proposed and eventually established state. Israel/Palestine are Soveriegn territories. Isralites/Philistines are the people. if you support Palestine, you're a Zionist. if you support Israel, you're a Zionist. if you choose one side you're a brainwashed racist. this is how the holocaust was justified smfh. it's working... Palestine and Israel are defined as "states" ("states" legally categorized for the Zionist movement) History without the bias 1. Zionist term was created by Austrians. Hitler helped move the Jews back to Israel/Palestine since it worked with his "segregation" plans turned to "holocaust." 1a. Germany worked/used along with the Superpowers during the World Wars to help create a Global System — UN. The creation of the UN 2. History tells of a "truth," but not all events or the complete Truth. the Truth can be seen in the legal history that led to the creation of the UN and the Permanent Powers. 2a. Britain used the Zionist term created by Austrians to bring "peace" to "Mandatory Palestine" — the newly designated lands formerly known as the Ottoman Empire. 2b. US helped create Israel under the UN Partition Plan leading to the creation of Chapters V, VI, VII. 3. All UN states legally bound by UN Chapters V, VI, and VII establishing the 5 Superpowers as PERMANENT POWERS that can NEVER be LEGALLY* overruled. (Chapter V, Article 25)* The UN Charter is legally binding and legalized "Peace/War" as "Resolutions." but yeah, keep voting in favor of IGO's... 🫩 "Liberated." if Epstein was a co-opted* then Ghislaine Maxwell was the Israeli connection through her father while Ghislaine had connections to the UK elites. (co-opt — no invitation or election meaning willingly or blackmailed. if we're going off any of this is real and not a fabricated story of course)

strychninex

I doubt this keeps up at least in the EU. They seem to think that more regulation is how to get out of any problem they put themselves in and any bump from making a deal with china will simply see them gut their own industry more, while them trying to regulate speech on the internet will likely get their industrial giants basically tariff'd to the point they wont be in the US market anymore and their seemingly most steady source of revenue, fining US tech companies, is drying up as the US has told them not to pay. I think there's a real good chance you see EU based offices of big tech close and transfer to the UK or US so that the EU cant "raid" shit.

tang-tw

The UK and European countries reached an agreement for a 10% tariff, but today it suddenly jumped to 15%! It's hilarious!

gotmehereGME

Like South Korea, Peru, UK functional? I'd like to see it.

tang-tw

The UK and European countries reached an agreement for a 10% tariff, but today it suddenly jumped to 15%! It's hilarious!

eliasmarcelin0

"Israel" and "Palestine" are the political and administrative "terms" used to describe the Zionist movement at the time to identify the territory of its proposed and eventually established state. Israel/Palestine are Soveriegn territories. Isralites/Philistines are the people. if you support Palestine, you're a Zionist. if you support Israel, you're a Zionist. if you choose one side you're a brainwashed racist. this is how the holocaust was justified smfh. it's working... Palestine and Israel are defined as "states" ("states" legally categorized for the Zionist movement) History without the bias 1. Zionist term was created by Austrians. Hitler helped move the Jews back to Israel/Palestine since it worked with his "segregation" plans turned to "holocaust." 1a. Germany worked/used along with the Superpowers during the World Wars to help create a Global System — UN. The creation of the UN 2. History tells of a "truth," but not all events or the complete Truth. the Truth can be seen in the legal history that led to the creation of the UN and the Permanent Powers. 2a. Britain used the Zionist term created by Austrians to bring "peace" to "Mandatory Palestine" — the newly designated lands formerly known as the Ottoman Empire. 2b. US helped create Israel under the UN Partition Plan leading to the creation of Chapters V, VI, VII. 3. All UN states legally bound by UN Chapters V, VI, and VII establishing the 5 Superpowers as PERMANENT POWERS that can NEVER be LEGALLY* overruled. (Chapter V, Article 25)* The UN Charter is legally binding and legalized "Peace/War" as "Resolutions." but yeah, keep voting in favor of IGO's... 🫩 "Liberated." if Epstein was a co-opted* then Ghislaine Maxwell was the Israeli connection through her father while Ghislaine had connections to the UK elites. (co-opt — no invitation or election meaning willingly or blackmailed. if we're going off any of this is real and not a fabricated story of course)

SilverCurve

So this means UK tariff is effectively raised to 15%?

MDFHSarahLeigh

I feel your pain. My career field is international trade compliance in the defense word. I work for a UK company. Everyday for the past year I wake up to a new complication cause of this jackass… If I never have to write a white paper on tariff impact again I will be so fucking happy.

daanluc

Actually not necessarily. All these tariff deals are a bit confusing. UK got a 10% add-on tariff deal, so 10% on top of the baseline tariff. EU got a 15% tariff limit deal on the other hand, so if the baseline tariff is already higher than 15% it just stays the same, while if it’s lower it’s rounded up to 15%.

Suitable_Air_2686

Congrats, another trade deal signed by Donald Trump himself is now worthless. The deals signed with Australia and UK had 10% tariffs. Under this regime it goes upto 15% 🤡. Another signal for the world, the agreements signed by the United States are not worth the paper they are written on.

And-Bee

The key allegations include: • He may have shared confidential government information with Epstein.  • The alleged leaks may have occurred while he was serving as a UK trade envoy, a role involving official duties.

Nodding_Along

I use accumulators in the UK. The Vanguard ones are excellent. Do they have them or something similar in other markets?

remote-traveller

While I do agree about the US political state being rough for the sector I'd still not rule some companies out. For example IES (Invinity Energy Systems) is a UK/Canadian company which produces grid scale flow batteries and is currently waiting on the results of the UK Cap&Floor as well as the BC Hydro (Canada) tenders. They are mainly focusing on California with their US strategy - I think you just have to pick your battles right with the current administration.

96JY

For example the Vanguard All World ETF. I'm in the UK, so here the versions are: **Accumulating:** VWRP **Distributing:** VWRL The US equivalents are: **Accumulating:**VWRA **Distributing:** VWRD --- There's many others, depending on what you want. Most ETFs have both an Accumulating versions and a Distrubuting version.

coolkavo

When Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, who is going to stop this? The UK?

No_Sugar8791

I'm aware but that wouldn't go down well in their home market. Press, and consumers, will assume they can't do it on their own. Makes perfect sense for the US market but not UK.

No_Sugar8791

I do see a connection. UK government will see it, rightly, as a significant boost if they ipo in London. The valuation won't be too far away from barclays and lloyds combined. Their licence continually being delayed longer than most is a sign revolut are cowboys or there's something political going on behind the scenes. IIRC it usually takes 6 months or similar to complete the full licence once getting to this stage. Revolut has been well over a year. Tbf, also need to consider revolut will be much bigger than previous full licenced banks which puts additional risk onto UK taxpayers. So they do need to be sure there are no surprises.

No_Syrup_4068

True. Just having the "small" banking license up to 50.000 pounds. Do you see there a connection between listing in UK and getting the license there? Smells like incompete policy maker..

No_Sugar8791

Revolut will not ipo until they have a uk banking licence and they're unlikely to get a licence until they agree to ipo in the UK. Which, until recently, they wouldn't have wanted.

SpiritusLupi

Fuck UK, hate from Iran.

Money-Squirrel-9920

As someone with experience in both systems, education in UK and Western Europe is far better than the US. The only real exception is at Masters and PHD level in the top US colleges and specialist medical training. Bright students from Europe no longer want to go to the Ivy League, they'll pick the U.K. or Asia first. The current administration's war on education and the general disaffection of the younger generation is going to see that brain drain happening fast.

Unh0lyCatf1sh

as a reference I pay about 2% of my salary for National Insurance contributions, so about £600 a year on the average UK salary, and I never have to worry about paying another penny no matter what healthcare needs I have, it's actually insane to me how you Americans put up with that shit

avl0

I like PETS, their retail shops are a drag but the vet business which is like ZTS but UK is doing great and is I believe an undervalued asset. I think spun out it would probably be worth 2-3x what the whole company is currently valued at.

the5nowman

Pretty much what I suspected, ha. Already took a hit on some stuff from UK. Was held up at Customs for 6+ weeks after De Minimus ended… what a clusterf

Haunting_Panda_5176

In the UK NOBODY is above the law. 

thomasthetanker

So you are telling me, for all the dick sucking and arse kissing that the UK government (and royal family) have done for last year, we end up with the same tariff rate as EVERYONE ELSE. Great job 👍

threepacz

Being from the UK and knowing plenty of people that would willingly vote for that racist frog grifter Farage, I fear that social media algorythms beat logical thought every time

Zealousideal-Ant9548

One thing to note is that the rest of the world either is or was very close to electing their own versions of Trump.  Farage in the UK, PP in Canada, AfD, La Penn, etc.

No-Calligrapher250

Its a saying over here in the UK

Razkaii

So let’s say the UK had a 10% tariff it now in his mind has a 20% tariff? Mans a fucking nutter

bareboneschicken

The UK simply makes the case for why the US needs a larger and more powerful navy.

Distinct_Ordinary_71

And UK Prime Minister is a MF Lawyer.

ORei29987

UK-US friction is pushing risk premiums in oil and defense markets. Geopolitical spikes like this matter in the short term, but positioning, global supply, and broader demand trends will ultimately dictate where energy prices settle.

fr_cuh

You can be mad at trump for things he’s down to Europe, but Jesus, not supporting strikes against the IRGC who have just massacred potentially tens of thousands of civilians… UK get your act together

maffoobristol

People in America are on the whole, unsurprisingly, very bullish on America. If you listen to any of the Goldman Sachs podcasts they seem to all be like "well yeah obviously US is number one". But then you look at the performance of the rest of the world and to me it makes sense to have other things. I'm in the UK - my portfolio has always been pretty US tech heavy but over the past couple of years I've been moving far more into local stocks, European banks, and broad market vanguard funds. In my ISA I currently have 50% all world and 50% developed Europe, since the all world is already very America heavy, and my normal stocks account is very America heavy. All in all I'm about 60% America which is the same as the all world. So, yes. 😝 tldr. I'd personally recommend big European banks which are already very global and also have high dividend returns, such as HSBC. But of course all that is already included in the all world.

Aware_Rough_9170

I’m cynical on it, I think there’s rumblings of dissent that we just don’t see because the Rs are always lock step-dick in mouth unlike the democrats who fight all the time and purity test. Their infighting has been a LITTLE more on display from like MTG lambasting the party, but this is ONLY after shes not running for reelection (and I think a couple other less notable reps). If anything meaningful is going to happen, it has to come from the party itself and candidly, whatever sense of self preservation they have to save their OWN skins and not the American peoples. Hence why the Epstein files have become such a stinkier shit than his diapers, he campaigned on it, now trying to walk it back, and even though there’s a lot of smoke, where there’s smoke there’s fire, and for all the things they’ll accept like the racism and anti-immigration, raping kids is a TOUGH pill to swallow. You can manipulate the market statistics all you want, pretend the economy and stock market are at an all time high (it always fucking is), but covering up a sex trafficking ring that was GLOBAL is a lot tougher, especially when everyone can see the news from other officials in Europe (and now even UK specifically) stepping down or being arrested. That and honest to god, for better or worse, there were at least adults in the room his first term, which is why, anyone who had two eyeballs could see the second term was ONLY going to be incompetent yes men, which for better or worse, are shit at their jobs which is bad for all of us, but good in certain scenarios like the Epstein files. TLDR; Trump has probably opened a can of worms he can’t close, rumblings of dissent and what not from within maybe.

ericDXwow

How dare UK go against Trump?!?

Garbage-Disposal-938

yes. but, this sort of thing also (probably) happened 25 years ago. e.g. why Did Bill Clinton order military strikes on a veterinary medicine plant in Sudan? destroying that plant is estimated to have cost tens of thousands of Sudanese lives because of lost livestock. the UK engineer/architect of the plant said that it wasn't a chemical or biological weapons plant, and could not have been. But Clinton claimed to be fighting terrorism. Or possible chemical/biological terrorist weapon factory. Or something like that. Also, at that time, Clinton was embroiled in the Lewinsky scandal. Was the strike on Sudan just a distraction?

throwawayainteasy

It's crazy we're being out No Kings-ed by the fuckin' UK.

MintMrChris

The thing is Trump flip flops every other day about the Chagos deal, whereas the rest of his government supports it, another theory I heard is that said recent flop was because UK said no in which case, not a massive headache tbh Not to mention when USA bombed Iran nuclear facility, those B2s took off from America so... Personally I don't think the UK gives much of a shit if the Iranian regime gets whats coming to them, they are rightly more worried about what comes after (Trump does not have an attention span long enough, tbh he will have bigger domestic issues if he actually goes through with it) There is also the current case where Iran has randomly imprisoned 2 British nationals that were travelling through the country, its the usual regime bs where they make shit up and imprison innocent people to use as a bargaining chip Whether that would have an impact, would depend if the UK gov is in talks with Iran, which is possible, in which case it could be an easy win to pinky promise that USA can't use base to bomb them (cos if the USA wants to bomb them, they still will regardless), but if some B2s magically appear above Iran and start opening their bomb bay doors, who is to say where they took off from...

Traveller_2099

UK needs to grow a pair of balls

ShadowLiberal

To be fair, Bush and Blair actually had some credibility in the first place, so some people were actually willing to listen to them even if no one else went along with them. Trump by contrast has no credibility to begin with, and has been openly stabbing allies in the back and purposely pissing everyone off with his idiotic tariff war. So it's no surprise that even the UK won't go along with this idiotic mess, especially since their leaders know they'll be punished hard politically if they do go along with it.

vermilli21

You don't. UK and Korean markets are winning. We are also "winning"

MoleWhackSupreme

All of Europe, never mind just the UK

_Marat

Im just responding to the discussion as it pertains to air conditioning, which was actually on topic. If you want to compare infant mortality, US is 40% higher than UK, not a 1000% difference like heat stroke deaths. Obesity related deaths are 1.5-2x higher in U.S. I’m not trying to make the case for which decaying empire is “technically doing better.” Both are hollow shells of what they used to be.

Ok-Comfortable-3174

Still doing way better than the UK.

_Marat

You’re >10x more likely to die of heat stroke in the UK than in the U.S. per capita despite the higher average temperature in the states.

Kamay1770

I don't think Trump or his cult care about pissing off loyal allies... Canada, EU, UK... We all already have been pissed off by him

Simple-Link-3249

Oil at 67 on geopolitical tensions is a trade not an investment. Iran strike would spike it to 120 maybe 150. But UK blocking bases means it probably doesn't happen. Markets are pricing in the fear but not the reality. Energy stocks are already up. Wait for actual escalation before loading. Premature positioning gets stopped out

Capt_Zapp_Brann1gan

If the US wants to do it, the UK is very unlikely to actually physically stop it. However, the risk is then the UK, and other countries, could then turn around and say we don't want US bases in our territory any longer as you do not abide by the rules that we both signed up to.

DMT1703

Barely better than UK economic data last week. They were having a fucking unstable politics shit fight lmao.

Strong_Consequence28

You are a wage slave addicted to gambling. You are the equivalent of a chinese opium addict to the UK

Kamay1770

But what does withholding permission actually do. The US will just ignore it and say 'sue me'. What are the UK government gunna do about it? Can we stop them taking off, or demand they leave the base? Surely that would start something big between the US and UK.

Chloeniuniu

I'm in the UK and I use Trading 212 (ISA doesn't have SK but it does have Samsung). I've tried revolut and xtb before neither of them have Korean nor Hong Kong stocks. I'm also eyeing a HK stock so probably will setup IBKR account tonight). Sorry I only know European platforms:(

theranchcorporation

Oh no, big bad Russia who has 1,000,000 dead and only captured 1% of Ukraine’s territory, an army that was ranked in the bottom 50th percentile before the war. Terrified of those Russian jets. UK, France, Poland, Scandi, no military capabilities whatsoever themselves. Whatever would they do?

StevieWonder557

local pub here in UK said "Drinks on the house all day"

xauusdanonymous

Even at bases used by U.S. forces, the land ultimately sits under UK sovereignty (or, in the case of Diego Garcia, British sovereignty via the British Indian Ocean Territory). The U.S. operates there under agreements, not ownership. If London determines a specific operation would violate UK law or international law obligations, it can withhold permission.

vermilli21

I’m switching to Korean and UK markets after these data come in if they are cooked

Bitter_Proof_9288

how are they reneging? The US use of UK bases has ALWAYS been subject to to agreement and approval of the UK. We can still use their base for other things, just not for stikes that violate their interpretation of international laws or that would violate their own laws.

Bitter_Proof_9288

"their position is Trump’s plan violates ***international*** law" Their position is that pre-emptive strikes violate international law. That has always been their position regardless of who the president is. One example: The UK strictly prohibits the use, production, acquisition, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions under the [Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/11), which implemented the international Convention on Cluster Munitions. The US is not a party to that act. So any US strike where those munitions would have been used, the UK doesn't get involved with. The US knows this, so they either don't use them and the UK might be involved, or the US decides they are needed and do it without the UK help. I was in the Air Force for 20 years and saw it happen multiple times without any fanfare or issues.

Maximum-Flat

I thought UK said shit like our military base shouldn’t be used to attack our beloved Islamic dictator.

Sir_Bumcheeks

But the UK is the one reneging on their deal with the US?

Sir_Bumcheeks

Are you saying the Iranian regime should stay in power? And that the UK should have given up Chagos lol? I think the UK is in the wrong here. Starmer has a shockingly low approval rate, much lower than Trump's.

VP_of_Lasers

The same is true about many of the Arab states not wanting the USA to launch attacks from bases in their countries either. It’s why the US has sent the second CSG (carrier strike group) led by the USS Gerald R Ford to meet up with the USS Abraham Lincoln’s group. There’s also been a massive air bridge across the Atlantic, with stops in the UK and Germany, before heading out to maybe Saudi Arabia. The transponders on the C-17s keep turning off around there. Dozens and dozens of C-17 and C-5 flights moving a metric fuckload of equipment. 50+ fighter jets were moved in-theater just a couple days ago including F-22s, F-35s, and F-16s. Rumors that the CSGs are being supported by SSGN (nuclear powered guided missiles subs) since the Iranians do have 3 kilo-class subs probably laying in wait in the Gulf or near the Strait of Hormuz. Typical anti submarine warfare would rely on ground based airplanes specialized for the task, but again the US may not be able to use their air bases in the region. And the fact that Tehran is so far inland from the coast means there’s actually a pretty narrow stretch of sea the CSGs will be operating from and thus a smaller area the Iranian subs need to patrol/picket. Don’t underestimate Iran’s ability to inflict naval losses on the US, even if they suffer devastating punishment from the air. As to when we can expect an attack: it shouldn’t be too hard to predict. The final pieces are just now getting in-theater, so this weekend might be a little early. Especially since the Olympics are ending this weekend. It will have to be on a day the markets are closed, and in the late night/early morning Iran time. So a Friday or Saturday evening, shortly after market close if a Friday. Likely next weekend when you add it all up.

ghybyty

Or maybe they don't want to pay billions to give away the island to China when the people of the island don't even want it? Do you know how many we are paying? We have no money and yet are giving billions away for zero reason. Nobody gives a shit about the empire in the UK.

ALMessenger

I’m not saying this is a reason for or against the decision of the UK but there is no such thing as “International Law” Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is bad but the reason it is bad has nothing to do with whether it was legal or not - it is bad because it is counter to the interests of the western world