It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

 Released in 1963 ( I was 12) this was one of my earliest favourite films. Perhaps this explains the way my sense of humour developed over the years.

However, the title of the film was obviously prophetic.

This is from The Guardian this morning: 

China targets group of MPs and peers with string of cyber-attacks

If we know that China is responsible for this and possibly other cyber attacks, then why on earth do we still engage with them. Why do we allow Temu, for example, to sell into the UK. 
This from the Which website: "Products are listed by third-party sellers, rather than Temu itself, and shipped directly from the manufacturers or producers in China to shoppers.The app is headquartered in Boston and owned by Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings Inc."

It took the UK government until 2022 to take over Chinese involvement in the proposed Sizewell nuclear plant and last year China withdrew from the Hinkley Point power station but we still seem determined to attract investment from China and deal with them as if they were just a normal country.

In the period from Oct 2022 - Sept 2023 we imported £63.5bn of goods from China which was actually a 12% fall on the previous 12 months. Perhaps we should be looking at the actions of those governments that we run huge trade deficits with.

Perhaps also we should examine the ties between countries with whom we are attempting to negotiate trade deals and Russia.