UK to Become 51st State?

David Farrer has an interesting piece in his blog, Freedom and Whisky, which discusses an article in the UK Guardian contending that Britain has lost its sovereignty to the US and is now a client state.

The Guardian article, David's observations and those of his readers provide an interesting snapshot on what appears to be an ongoing philosophical debate.

My take is that it will never happen. Britain is way too Socialist for there ever to be a consensus among Americans for its admittance to the Union.