Be considered dead. In some of my previous posts regarding England and Europe (start with the latest and follow the links) I’ve suggested caution and the need to rethink things. Yesterday’s news that Starmer has refused use of bases in the UK and Diego Garcia for any attack on Iran really brings the need for a formal re-evaluation.
After thinking on it overnight I’m not convinced it is dead and beyond resuscitation; but, prudence demands that we treat it as such and start developing plans, policies, and procedures for operations without the special relationship. From intelligence sharing to basing, rethink everything.
Sure, Labor can lose but are any of the other classic parties any better? I’m also of the opinion that Nigel and Reform are not serious, and possibly even a Trojan horse given some recent revelations. Lowe and Restore, if they survive literally and figuratively, might be the change that could save the U.K. That said, every other party and a huge part of the bureaucracy (including intel and law enforcement) are going to be gunning for them, possibly even literally. If they are taken off the board, I would put my money on the U.K. becoming a caliphate within the next ten years. So, I’m rooting for Rupert for now.
Meantime, we need to consider the U.K. lost even as the politicians pay lip service and act as if all is okay. That means we need, now, to be cutting back on what we share and how; what we accept, how, and why (keep in mind Brit Intel was a huge part of the Russia scam that crippled Trump 1.0); and, as I said before, how to secure the nukes when the fall comes.
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. It’s all we can do, and it is always good advice.
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There was a book way back when called ‘The 80s: A Look Back’ and one of the jokes in that book was that Disney buys out the UK in 1981 and turns it into the United Magic Kingdom, a theme park.
Part of me wishes this was some sort of alternative timeline that filtered up wick . . . or maybe down wick. Lord knows they would all be much better off if run by Disney – and Disney is in large part pretty reprehensible.
Maybe the UK needs to hit rock bottom. The Restore folks have the right idea, but they are clearly ice skating up hill. Hopefully there will be a preference cascade and the shift is such that those organs of state now going along to get along will do the same in the opposite direction. It is the hope that kills you.
as for the special relationship – consign it to the dustbin of history. Do we really need them?
Almost hate to say it, I agree they would be better off if Disney had bought them. And given Disney and it’s management, that’s saying something.
Airstrip One does come in handy, as do a couple of the ports, so, it would be good to have but not absolutely necessary unless we are going into Europe again. I really think the time for that is past though.
Well said.
We will miss the physical proximity, which even today has value. Recall Airstrip One was part of Oceania
Thank you on the first (very much!) and agree on the second.
Well, His Majesty, King Charles certainly has the ears for subbing for Mickey Mouse. . . 😜
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Spent 1975 – 1977 in London while in the navy. It was wonderful, and I enjoyed every minute. I have no desire to return as I know that what England is now is nothing like it was for me nearly 50 years ago. It’s very sad to behold what it has become.
It does hurt, doesn’t it? First visited in 1972, and loved going there. The signs were there in the early 2000s, and like you have no desire to return there. Even picked flights for my upcoming pilgrimage so that I don’t have to even change planes there.
Right at the top of the list, should be a contingency plan to remove their nukes. I consider them more dangerous than Iran because they are so interconnected with our Deep State.
I’ve been pushing that a while, really do hope someone is working on it. Needs to include sanctuary and bonuses to Brit boomer crews. We also need to look at France in that regard, as I don’t think Larry Bond’s solution in Cauldron is viable.