One possibly beneficial result of Trump's win: Obama was not helpful to the UK over Brexit. He said Britain would go to the back of the queue regarding any trading treaties.
Trump seems willing to advance trade between Britain and the US.
Add these comments from China:
Talking at Lancaster House, Chinese vice premier Ma Kai said that Britain is "one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world [for China]”.
Chinese vice finance minister Shi Yaobin added: “The EU and UK are both very important trading partners for China... We hope the EU and UK conduct smooth and successful negotiations which reach the kind of arrangement which is mutually agreeable and mutually beneficial... We ourselves expect to see that the negotiations produce a very stable and very good outcome for EU and UK. That’s what we want to see."
So China and the US will support the UK's desire to operate as an offshore entry point to the EU, with London's financial markets acting as the grease that makes the cogs work.
No wonder the EU is seething. Better off without the Eurocratic layer slowing the UK down.
And the independence that's good for the UK might also be good for California and Cascadia.
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