Boris Johnson, the end of Elizabeth’s reign, Brexit, Irish unification & Scottish independence are not just connected politically they also mark the end of Britain’s post war cultural era.
It marks the final end of empire & the end of a cultural deference to British pragmatism.
It marks the final end of empire & the end of a cultural deference to British pragmatism.
There are essentially 3 paths Britain can go down now
1. Holding on dysfunctionally
2. Complete split
3. Euro aligned UK federalism
However paths 2 & 3 are probably just a function of path 1 + time.
1. Holding on dysfunctionally
2. Complete split
3. Euro aligned UK federalism
However paths 2 & 3 are probably just a function of path 1 + time.
The struggle in the upcoming years will be between 2 and 3.
The longer 1 goes on the more the balance is tipped towards 2.
The longer 1 goes on the more the balance is tipped towards 2.
I’m actually not anti royal family.
A modest constitutional monarchy is not the worst way to run (outsource) the “dignified part of the state” as Trump has shown.
It’s just that the reign of Elizabeth II is coming to an end at an inopportune moment which can add to the trauma.
A modest constitutional monarchy is not the worst way to run (outsource) the “dignified part of the state” as Trump has shown.
It’s just that the reign of Elizabeth II is coming to an end at an inopportune moment which can add to the trauma.
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