From Here To Eternity

The last time that a Prime Minister was defeated on a war motion was in 1782, when Parliament voted to stop fighting the American War of Independence.

A little over 24 hours ago, at long, long, long last, Parliament voted to assert British independence from America.

American politicians, who never talk of a Special Relationship with Britain, talk routinely of an Eternal Alliance with Israel.

Israel has never fought alongside America in any war, has no treaty relationship with the United States, and maintains an enormous spy network on American soil, including well within the national security apparatus, entirely at the American taxpayer's expense, because Israel itself exists entirely at the American taxpayer's expense.

America may now enjoy this Eternal Alliance to her heart's content, with no deluded wannabe tagging along and making three a crowd. Britain has finally snapped out of it and acquired some self-respect.