Last Waltz for special relationship

OH WELL. At least we know now exactly what our American cousins really think of us. And so much for the "special relationship".

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We're a bunch of freeloaders, us Europeans. There's no caveat coming from Washington that attempts to separate Britain from our neighbours across the Channel.

We're all as bad as each other, it seems. Lumped in together in a series of sneering asides.

The leaked top-level texts between senior White House officials as they discussed secret bombing strikes in the Yemen spoke volumes about the contempt in which we on this side of the pond are held.

Yes, it's absolutely true that far more European shipping goes through the Red Sea and Suez Canal than does US cargo - roughly 10 times more - and is targeted by Houti rebel missiles and drones.