In His Defence

Large numbers of Afghans want to tax the foreign forces on their soil, with the figure rising to 55 per cent in British-occupied Helmand. Who can blame them, even if we have merely made matters no better in Afghanistan, whereas in Iraq we have made them almost incalculably worse?

So, let's tax the foreign forces on, and thus off, our own soil, too. Not only the bases with their fake British names, bases that have never received parliamentary authorisation, but also the facilities exposed on WikiLeaks, such as an engineering works and a chemical factory.

What do actual, or former and potential, engineering or chemical workers in the United States think of the fact that their dollars are being directed towards these installations abroad? Probably about as much as our own workers think of the fact that we already buy much, and that Liam Fox wants us to buy all, of our defence equipment from the United States. The "alliance" between our two countries is nothing but a series of scams against the skilled working class, British and American alike.

Julian Assange should be marched to the airport by trade union banners and bands, accompanied by every Tory worthy of the name, and greeted at the end of his flight by the former's counterparts, accompanied by every paleocon worthy of the name.