The Romans had the sense not to take on the hordes of vicious wee Nicolas north of the border. They knew there was nothingL
but paranoid sheep and men in skirts making an ungodly racket by blowing into live cats @ssholes.
The thing is. Using both hands. I believe 39-45 was about six years. We've had our feet up for, going on for eighty years now.
That'd be like going to work on Monday and wandering around the house in your Chewbacca onsie until Sunday night rolls around again.
In other words. A typical French working week.
At least when we had the Commonwealth firmly in order, we could steal all their wealth.
Like a national social security programme for the country with the biggest fleet.
The last time we tried that old dodge was Suez and we know how that turned out.
Special relationship my left nut!