“Cheers for the back-up. I am often astounded at all the claims on this board that ‘Britain is doomed’ etc. It really is nonsense.”
No problem. But the press & electronic media especially can be very powerful; you could get the wrong idea here, let alone 3000 miles away. IMO the UK press really are rubbish especially in comparison to foreign media on the internet.
You’re absolutely right. I can see why many people could achieve a very wrong impression given the UK press-particularly papers such as the Daily Mail. Perhaps they reflect the self-critical nature of the British people.