This is not to say that it won’t go on longer or won’t get wilder. There are already people with lampshades on their heads. And girls are dancing on the tables.
They close a loophole that allowed Exxon to begin drilling Russia’s first exploratory well in the arctic Kara Sea – a well that might be shut down in two weeks.
By birth I am English, with Scottish and Welsh ancestry. I like that our cultures are rich, intertwined, yet different. But if I were Scottish and had the opportunity to escape the politics of Westminster, I’d vote for independence in a heartbeat.
The “New China?” Mexico has been there before. It led to the devastating Tequila Crisis and the bailout of foreign banks. But this time, it’s going to be different.