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For the first time in my life, I’m now beginning to think Britain is finished
The Telegraph via MSN ^ | February 15, 2024 | Allister Heath

Posted on 02/19/2024 4:58:24 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

Britain’s decline over the past 25 years has been staggeringly rapid. Almost everything is getting worse, and almost nothing is getting better. Our public and private institutions are broken, presided over by an incompetent, selfish and narcissistic ruling class. Living standards, when adjusted properly for living and property costs, are declining.

Even the simplest things don’t work any longer. Queuing, scarcity and congestion are rife, our infrastructure is embarrassingly poor, and the honest and hardworking face endless bureaucratic battles to obtain what they are due. Free riding, crime, disorder, fraud, littering and generalised rule-bending are rife, and all too often tolerated by apathetic citizens and an indifferent state. Britain’s residual virtues, our individualism, independence of mind, tolerance and openness, uniquely appealing features of our national character, are fading.

Like a frog in boiling water, few saw the full scale of the decline coming until it was too late, and those who did were ridiculed by the bien-pensant. Yet even in 2024, when millions now realise that Britain is on the wrong track, there is no hope of meaningful improvement. The Tories have been abysmal, but Labour will be even worse: Keir Starmer will double down on the social-democratic and culturally nihilistic policies tested to destruction by the Conservatives.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; europe; nolongergreat; uk
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To: ClearCase_guy

41 posted on 02/19/2024 6:00:27 AM PST by Lazamataz (Laz 2005: "First, we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.")
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To: ClearCase_guy

42 posted on 02/19/2024 6:01:36 AM PST by Lazamataz (Laz 2005: "First, we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.")
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Excellent post after reading my mind.


43 posted on 02/19/2024 6:03:59 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

When I went to Australia, I was struck by the many English and Irish people who lived and worked there as part-timers or very recent arrivals. It makes sense, considering the limited opportunities back home.


44 posted on 02/19/2024 6:05:18 AM PST by PUGACHEV
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To: nicollo

Apparently they didn’t list atheism as a religion in that Pew survey.


45 posted on 02/19/2024 6:08:02 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The destruction of Europe and the US are not accidental. I believe this was engineered by the EU, WEF, U.N. and other elites. They encouraged mass immigration of culturally incompatible and hostile Muslims resulting in chaos and conflict. Even after it became obvious that the mass immigration resulted in huge increases in rape, murder, knife attacks, no go zones, etc. in every country where this was enacted, these policies continued to be adopted. WHY? Certainly not for any good purpose.


46 posted on 02/19/2024 6:14:44 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: PUGACHEV

Australia is practically a totalitarian authoritarian hell hole. Why anyone would want to go there is beyond me. Of course, one has to consider what the UK has become, eh.


47 posted on 02/19/2024 6:16:55 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Ireland is next


48 posted on 02/19/2024 6:18:52 AM PST by STJPII ( )
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

It was said centuries ago that when the ravens ceased from flying around the TOWER OF LONDON that England was finished.

Ravens ceased flying there decades ago and some had to be imported to keep them flying.

Ravens back in the olden days picked at the chopped off heads of traitors.


49 posted on 02/19/2024 6:19:51 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

For the first time in my life, I’m now beginning to think the United States is finished


50 posted on 02/19/2024 6:26:21 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
The Tories have been abysmal, but Labour will be even worse: Keir Starmer will double down on the social-democratic and culturally nihilistic policies tested to destruction by the Conservatives.

What else can you do when your own party betrays you but turn power over to the party they betrayed you to? A twenty-first century conundrum.

51 posted on 02/19/2024 6:27:02 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: Dan in Wichita

Went to Bath for 6 days and then London for 3 or 4 days in 2015 or so. Christmas time in Bath was beautiful. Since it was 80% business trip, we stayed in very nice places. It was a good time. London agai, great place to stay and convenient. Literally walk out the hotel and see parlement Big Ben. London was nice to see but not nice like Bath.


52 posted on 02/19/2024 6:28:54 AM PST by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

“Anti-Semites never just target Jews. They are full-service, equal opportunity bigots who oppress and impoverish and destroy all that they touch, and despise freedom and human flourishing.”

And you brought them in by the thousands and elected one Mayor. Too bad about your suicide, we have our own to deal with. We’re dealing with millions.


53 posted on 02/19/2024 6:30:20 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: Fireone

Visited for first —and last— time last year. The socialism mixed with impressive stratification of the classes was too much. NO THANKS. Unfortunately, this is what our betters have in mind for use.


54 posted on 02/19/2024 6:31:41 AM PST by drwoof
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

No western country can ever call itself a western country if they have a head of government named “Sunak.” The fact that the “right wing” party did so is ridiculous.


55 posted on 02/19/2024 6:32:13 AM PST by Clemenza
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time
One recalls that the UK post WWII immediately went to install the outright socialist, Clement Atlee. With the creation of the welfare state -- "free money" and that has only grown in scope and size -- and the nationalization of much. Free, it turns out after many decades, is very expensive. And Fabian socialism is not a recipe for prosperity, it turns out.

Even bringing back Churchill didn't help.

56 posted on 02/19/2024 6:33:17 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: faucetman

“For the first time in my life, I’m now beginning to think the United States is finished”

Notice that the same things are happening in every Western country. What are the odds of that? Every govt doing the same OBVIOUSLY stupid things. It’s not by chance. It’s a plan.


57 posted on 02/19/2024 6:35:35 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

The Deep State is Global.


58 posted on 02/19/2024 6:38:50 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

The Plan

1) Migrate,
2) Infiltrate,
3) Procreate,
4) Indoctrinate,
5) Subjugate,
6) Dominate,
7) Eliminate


59 posted on 02/19/2024 6:40:30 AM PST by Dustoff45 (How to rank a political candidate, know their position on Jesus, the unborn child and Israel)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Britainistan.


60 posted on 02/19/2024 6:43:24 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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