{"id":50828,"date":"2016-06-16T03:02:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T03:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=50828"},"modified":"2016-06-16T03:02:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T03:02:31","slug":"the-battle-of-the-thames-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=50828","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of the Thames, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — in homage to Admiral Lord Nelson turning a blind eye ]
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Foolish persons, having no understanding of Britain’s long and cherished history of naval warfare<\/strong>, nor of the contemporary relevance of the Monty Python mode of doing battle<\/strong>, have had the temerity to mock today’s splendid outings or innings on the Thames:<\/p>\n

\"Brexit<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Foolish persons may be satisfied with the visual splendor depicted in the upper panel, but Zenpundit<\/strong>‘s core strategic following will also appreciate the order of battle below.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Evening Standard<\/strong>, Thames flotilla ‘battle’<\/a>\n
  • P\u00e1draig Belton<\/strong>, #Flotilla order of battle…<\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    In game theoretic terms, as between Nigel Farrage<\/strong> of UKIP and Brussels bureaucracy<\/strong>, I perceive my British fellows to be facing a lose-lose<\/strong> choice. <\/p>\n

    Here by way of a suitable corrective is the first suite of Handel’s Water Music<\/strong>:<\/p>\n