jimjohnny123

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   UK Ranks Second-to-Last in New NATO Ranking(militarnyi.com)

   2 points by jimjohnny123 3mo ago|0 comments
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   by jimjohnny123 3mo ago

   You are right, it is not binary in the way I wrote. I guess one difference between UK and Ireland is absence of a written constitution?
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   by jimjohnny123 3mo ago

   You may call it self-harm, but I think we need to consider Britain's relatively pragmatic / less than enthusiastic membership of the EU. For a start, Britain has a completely different legal system to the rest of Europe (common la
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   by jimjohnny123 3mo ago

   Also worth mentioning: Poll Suggests Most Britons Oppose Giving Up Brexit Powers for Closer EU Ties https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2026-06-08/poll-suggest...
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   by jimjohnny123 4mo ago

   > Would the former British colonies be doing better or worse had they never been colonised? It's not necessarily correct to assume that they failed because they were previously colonised by the British. Should we have instead allowe
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   by jimjohnny123 4mo ago

   Today, the UK's Navy for example is so diminished due to cuts by successive governments, that it would struggle to defend even Britain's shores. See for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBe_36XfZb4 UK milit