Sovereignty With Benefits

Leading, as ever, from behind a substantial chunk of the EU, the master race has finally decided to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, which was set up to protect fossil fuel profiteers in the former USSR and which still permits lawsuits against states whose actions affect profits, whether through overly effective climate policies or, as in Britain's case, through undermining such policies without appropriate care and attention. Accordingly, in another year, or perhaps in twenty or so (there is a sunset clause), His Majesty's Government and its chums will be free to pollute for Britain without fear of greedy foreigners trying to look after their nasty little investments. Almost as fortunately, provisions in other treaties will remain in force to continue those vital traditions of bias, conflicts of interest and abuse of power so vital to both the world-beating wings of Britain's party of business.