Anyone listening to the love-in between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer as they announced their trade deal might conclude this was the greatest day in the post-war history of the two peoples.
It would take a real Scrooge of a post office boss not to rejoice at Christmas, a time of year when mail delivery services across Europe typically enjoy bumper revenues.
Donald Trump has presided over an economy that is reviving memories of the Great Depression. Unless he sees sense, his decisions will continue putting all our savings at risk.