Donald Trump announces plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on “all or any goods” exported to the US from 1 February

In a post on Truth Social, the US president says these will remain in place until “such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland”

  • nlgranger
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    23 hours ago

    Exactly, think of all the billions that have been spent to subsidize renewable energy instead of building insulation, public transport, heat pumps, etc. The net balance would have been better (more energy saved than supply increased) and it would have shifted the mix from fossil to electricity more.