'Let them eat cake!'

Peter Brookes
Today's cartoon in The Times - by Peter Brookes - hits the nail on the head when it comes to North Korea.

An impoverished country which is often too poor to feed its own people - nonetheless has the resources to fire rockets into outer-space.

In all the news coverage I've watched about North Korea of late - which is scant admittedly - the only person I've ever seen with a double chin is the country's new leader, Kim Jong-un.

'Let them eat cake', said Marie Antoinette once upon a time - but I would say kim Jong-un is no stranger to the sweet trolley himself.

I wonder what the United Nations will make of it all - possibly just more hand wringing.

But I think it's fair to say that this failed state would cease to exist in its present form - if North Korea and its Kim family dynasty were not propped up by China - its next door neighbour and only friend on the world stage.

Kim Jong-un

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