Coco Kahn

And so where does that leave Britain? Well, we've sort of ruined many alliances after Brexit. OK, so maybe we align ourselves more with Europe. I'm not convinced that we can be this conduit. I think we might have to choose a side a bit here. Maybe this is a time for us and Europe to kind of reconcile and work together to face this kind of large, looming economic threat.

What an absolute joker. This posturing of European values, censorious, and that they are the true flag bearers of free speech is completely ludicrous. I don't know if you saw Newsnight last night, but there was an ex-Trump advisor arguing with Victoria Derbyshire on there.

What an absolute joker. This posturing of European values, censorious, and that they are the true flag bearers of free speech is completely ludicrous. I don't know if you saw Newsnight last night, but there was an ex-Trump advisor arguing with Victoria Derbyshire on there.

And she actually said, well, you know, something to the effect of Britain can't talk because you've got more people in jail for expressing your opinion than Russia. You what? What are you talking about? That's just completely made up nonsense. It sounds like at the minute, Starmer's coming out pretty strong, maybe even stronger than some European leaders. Do you think at the minute, this is good?

And she actually said, well, you know, something to the effect of Britain can't talk because you've got more people in jail for expressing your opinion than Russia. You what? What are you talking about? That's just completely made up nonsense. It sounds like at the minute, Starmer's coming out pretty strong, maybe even stronger than some European leaders. Do you think at the minute, this is good?

This is like a good moment for Starmer to be doing this? Is he showing leadership? Is this going to work well for him?

This is like a good moment for Starmer to be doing this? Is he showing leadership? Is this going to work well for him?

I mean, that is a lot. And there will be sections of the general public that are like, I'm sorry, why are we cutting our services for a war that's really far away in a completely different... You know, where are your priorities, Starmer? And I think... Part of me thinks he's really showing his leadership a bit here and maybe this is going to be good for him.

I mean, that is a lot. And there will be sections of the general public that are like, I'm sorry, why are we cutting our services for a war that's really far away in a completely different... You know, where are your priorities, Starmer? And I think... Part of me thinks he's really showing his leadership a bit here and maybe this is going to be good for him.

Another part of me thinks this is terrible for him. Morality is clearly no longer a factor in any of this. And you kind of see you see the narrative changing, even like, you know, some of the comments that Trump's made being protecting Europe's no longer our our main priority, as though all these things were done out of the goodness of America's heart.

Another part of me thinks this is terrible for him. Morality is clearly no longer a factor in any of this. And you kind of see you see the narrative changing, even like, you know, some of the comments that Trump's made being protecting Europe's no longer our our main priority, as though all these things were done out of the goodness of America's heart.

And actually, you know, when you look at the money that has gone in to support Ukraine, Europe has given more than America collectively, not one individual nation. Sure. So, you know, again, so cutting them out of the talks is this really horrific thing to do, an unfair thing to do. But you can just get this sense of like the wheels turning, the narrative turning.

And actually, you know, when you look at the money that has gone in to support Ukraine, Europe has given more than America collectively, not one individual nation. Sure. So, you know, again, so cutting them out of the talks is this really horrific thing to do, an unfair thing to do. But you can just get this sense of like the wheels turning, the narrative turning.

And part of me is like, oh, this is the new allegiance. It's Trump and Putin and, you know, whatever other other dictators, despots or whatever we want to call them. But then I also saw a comment that he released earlier where he said it would be fine for any European countries to continue to buy arms from America if they do want to choose to progress this conflict.

And part of me is like, oh, this is the new allegiance. It's Trump and Putin and, you know, whatever other other dictators, despots or whatever we want to call them. But then I also saw a comment that he released earlier where he said it would be fine for any European countries to continue to buy arms from America if they do want to choose to progress this conflict.

And you just think, oh, OK, maybe this isn't about alliance. This is just about money as it was all along.

And you just think, oh, OK, maybe this isn't about alliance. This is just about money as it was all along.

Yeah. So in the end, who are the losers? It's just going to be normal civilians who are caught up in this mess. And who are the winners? The arms manufacturers, basically.

Yeah. So in the end, who are the losers? It's just going to be normal civilians who are caught up in this mess. And who are the winners? The arms manufacturers, basically.

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