But the problem for the whole world remains that not only the MAGA cult but also large swathes of corporate America don't share our visceral disgust and revulsion at the evil now residing in the White House.

Gone to ground? I'm not suprised. There's an 'interesting' spectrum of views in the CofE, but I suspect not even the most theologically, socially and politically conservative serving clergy will want to be seen as poster boys for Yaxley-Lennon's street thuggery and fascist politics.

For those in the know, & with a bit of digging, the host church's information is illuminating - in a rather dark sort of way.

YeS - it's a corrupt system which gives a Prime Minister an enormous and dangerous power of patronage in this and in many other ways. We need an elected revising chamber & radical constitutional reform: what we have isn't working politically or economically. Will it happen? We can dream ...

Don't worry, you'll hear the popping of champagne corks .

Ah, that's why Trump and the MAGA crowd love it so much - camp pretend fighting that makes them yearn for the real thing.

That will apply to so many people. Let's hope it will be different after 2028, but for now it's our tourist / business dollars and, most importantly, all kinds of expertise that they'll be sacrificing. It's one of the ways extreme nationalism causes economic and cultural decline, as we know so well

A cosy chat on the phone with Vlad, or face to face with his own Vice-President - there are any number of possibilities.