UK prestige on wane

US President Donald Trump is aiming to emulate the prestige of the British Empire; Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to re-establish the hegemony of the Soviet Empire; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to resurrect the Ottoman Empire, and China is intent on dominating trade routes and the resources of underdeveloped nations.

Meanwhile, the UK, in all its current wisdom, is striving to disassociate itself from the only bloc that offers reasonable stability and civil governance.

Funny old world, innit? BERNIE HODGES Songkhla