That's an answer to a different question.

(Listened from Oman using Saily - which I found about from Fish, which is nice)

They are. The one destroyed by the lack of the other. But nobody planned for that.

Historically, a sane administration and a strong alliance.

Who? Lockheed-Martin? Or the US Government? The former wouldn't; the latter couldn't.

If they did, nobody would buy them. And they're not made by the US Government, they're made by a commercial company.

And most of this stuff isn't just US. Rolls Royce, BAe are involved.

However, 5th generation fighters are essentially computers with wings, so they could withhold software updates.

Fake news. Dumpster's not on fire.

I think the 2010 bounce was to do with the Tories talking the country down into a triple-dip recession and punishing ordinary people for the consequences of market deregulation, which they wholeheartedly supported.

The ear's looking remarkably good.

It's a terrible argument. People don't know the cost of producing things. All of their perception of what high & low prices are is set by the retailers. They decided that milk should be sold at below (farmers') cost & at very low margins for themselves. It wasn't customer driven. But they blame us.

Shame he's backing the tax-dodging famers, but can't fault him here.