GeorgeH, you're right, governments have to be driven by individuals, but you can't convince me that the Royal Navy was operating a slave trade blockade autonomously.

Penny

(I dare say there was some trade advantage to it. I've been listening to a debate today about an "ethical foreign policy" and some narrow-minded Tory going on about jobs here being more important than not dealing with oppressive regimes, and totally not hearing another arguing for diversification of the arms trade to peaceful technology.)