Little Britain

An article by Stryker McGuire (he can only be an American, with a name that should be on a 70s detective show) portends ignominy and piddlization for the once Grand Britannia.

He tells us, in a comprehensive dissection of our diminishing international status:

"History has been closing in on Britain for some time"
and the

"inevitably shrinking.. disproportionate role Britain has long played in world affairs."


I do not doubt that most you agree with this. What I wonder, is when you think the rot set in.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6737848.ece

1 comment:

Ayrdale said...

After WW1, and the depression of the 30's, it must have seemed inevitable that society was falling apart. Now 80 years later the left swinging pendulum is slowing down...