It was only recently that I talked about British exceptionalism as it related to intervening abroad (https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/2123 ). The UK has elected to leave the European Union (https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/2007 ) and will need to exercise power on the world stage without a 28-country bloc to help. The reaction of the government was to pour money intoContinue reading “Across your face my friend”
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I saw the writing on the wall
A lot of people complain that the modern world isn’t as good as the one they grew up. People want simple verities that are gone and we are not bound together as a country the way we were. The proliferation of television channels and then the ability to watch anything when we want means thatContinue reading “I saw the writing on the wall”
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