Er Once Hosted S Banquet For The Roumanian Dictator, Ceausescu.

[sandyRoe]

That must have been at the behest of the government of the day.
Now the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is to be a guest of the King.
Both Ceausescu and the Saudi prince have blood on their hands.
I wonder what ER and the King would really think of their guests?

[Peter Pedant]

this one is a wife-beating thug with blood on his hands
( no I am not talking about His Majesty) - ter daaah !

but you cant only do politics with nice people- - as in at some time people are gonna have to talk to Putin....

and charlie boy gets on with the arabs....
not in the Kim philby sense, more like his father ( famous arabist, st john philby )

[237SJ]

Times change

[Peter Pedant]

tempora mutantur et nos atque mutamur in illis
and we ar e changed in these.

[DTCwordfan]

Night, Ceausesc and Salman Bro

"I bet I fit perfectly into the curve of you."

Right, center, left
ER and KC wrestle for position
as they wovee a delicate web
of understanding and trust

depositions, infractions ignored and diplomacy deciphered
as the art of the deal is reached
under the table, something blown as to their covers
covert bedroom missions curtailed
chaos created

UK security breached
comprise reached
one on top of one
a treaty of peace
as China enters in
a bond between all that will never cease

[Old_Geezer]

That's diplomacy/politics for you. Pick battles you might win and just try to persuade elsewhere. No point in screwing up your own nation by creating animosity just to speak your mind and hold the higher moral ground. That is counterproductive. Keep things balanced but hope you are nudging things in the right direction.

[douglas9401]

I read somewhere that the Saudis cling to traditional dress to hide the fact that they wet themselves laughing at fading powers and their fawning.
The puddles left are put down to personal air-conditioners.

[anneasquith]

They are/were not paid to think, just to do as the government of the day ordered.

[tomus42]

Charles has been mates with this bloke for ages. I don't know if he knows or cares that he's an alleged murderer or not. He must do really, but he has to do his job whatever.

[anneasquith]

Well, people’s background doesn’t mean much to the royals, Epstein ?

[douglas9401]

This job that Crex has to do, what is it please?

[tomus42]

Hosting alleged murderers with a smiley face for hours
on end for the sake of securing lucrative deals for the UK economy because the Arabs have got more money than us.

[tomus42]

..it's a dirty job but someone's got to do it.

[douglas9401]

Aye, tough gig, all that being bowed at and eating.

[youngmafbog]

OG is correct. IMO.

[ynnafymmi]

Sounds as if you dont like socialists very much,sandy.Sounds as if you an Islamophobe also.Are you a Tory?

[sandyRoe]

Ynnaf,
You thought Ceausescu a socialist?
We all know that Islam is a religion of peace. The Crown Prince of Saudi is no true believer if he sanctioned murder.

[calmck]

She also hosted Trump

[sandyRoe]

Calmck,
Indeed she did. And was also forced by politicians to meet and shake hands with the leader of militant republicanism in Ireland.
They do their duty but sometimes they must metaphorically hold their noses while they're at it.

[DTCwordfan]

and Xi Jin Ping too as well as a host of dodgy Africans.