"Just thought I'd do condensed version."
A bit more complicated than that, I'm afraid Al
Ther is nothing wrong with federation as long as it is voluntary and based on mutual co-operation
Our nations have been part of federations at all levels for centuries - The U.N., Nato, Economic, political and military ones, supposedly to create a united effort to make things better... not always the case, of course.
The E.U. is a federation of capitalist states; at present, its aims are to make Capitalism work to the advantage of its members
I believe Capitalism is on the skids and is long past its sell-by date, but until genuine attempts to fix things for all, it'll have to do
Just look at what has emerged as an alternative - Trump, Orban, 'Free' Russia..... all the tinpot fascists that have crawled from the woodwork with their own alternative future
Nice to see Tommy Robinson and his Neo-Nazis out with their banners over the weekend (very little mention of the counter-demonstration though)
Jim Carroll