In the past especially the Blair years, the UK was seen as the USA's puppet being dragged into any and all of their conflicts even against UN recommendations.
During that time period we were part of the EU with the capability to fall back on our relationships there in the event of us opposing the US viewpoint.
Now that we are no longer to be part of that community and it appears destined to have an increasingly interlocked relationship with the US whilst still be very much the junior partner (maybe even more so?) where does this leave us.
Do the events of 2016 leave us irretrievably dependent upon the USA for trade and political partnerships.
Someone to think about however you feel about Trump.
