The Tet Offensive was a military defeat for North Vietnam. However, it had far-reaching consequences on the views of the Vietnam War held by the American public and the international community. The offensive had a strong effect on the U.S. government and shocked the American public, which had been led to believe by its political and military leaders that the North Vietnamese were being defeated and incapable of launching such an ambitious military operation.
Claire Coutinho, the UK's Shadow Energy Secretary. Was on #Bbclaurak taljing about her 'Cheap Power Plan'
I wondered what it was. So I looked it up
Her "Cheap Power Plan" aims to reduce household and business electricity bills by 20%. ​The plan focuses on two main actions: ​Axing the Carbon Tax:
​Scrapping Wind Subsidies: Ending the "Renewable Obligation"
Basically, it is a return to fossil fuel, bad for ##climatechange exposing us to the vagaries of market and the Russians
Ed Milliband when asked by ##Bbclaurak "Are we going to send ships?" Replies 'I'm not going to get into the operational details of what might or might not happen"