Planning to visit the States?

[Omegstrat6]

Always visit the US for long periods Omeg and yes I will be there as love the Country. Put it this way - Trump is still far more popular amongst the citizens over there than our own gutless weak leader over here with open borders. Social media - always been monitored anyway but nothing to local elections being cancelled in the UK. Is that democratic? I voted against Brexit but hey the majority decided. Perhaps the majority will decide on Reform. The majority decided on Starmer but were wrong in my view although many still love him. Not me but other views are to be respected.

PS - with Estas you can not enter the USA with a criminal record which is correct. With the UK we let in anyone including terrorists and single male illegals who commit rape on school girls ( five in the last month ). Perhaps we should have Estas on those entering the UK like the USA system including photos and finger prints. I completely agree with this from a security perspective as at the moment who knows who is entering our country.

I don't have a problem with the US tightening up procedures for those entering their country Al and am in agreement with you that the UK would do well to follow suite. Just saying that Trump has demonstrated time and again his very open desire to control the media and shut down any dissenting voices and I think he could easily use these new measures (if they come in) to do similar.

Like yourself and many others, I have concerns over Starmer cancelling local elections but when it comes to comparing the two in terms of eroding democratic freedoms, IMHO the tool maker's son doesn't come close.