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The last 20 years of the UK is an interesting rollercoaster. There was a massive international financial crisis that outed the Labour government and brought in

The last 20 years of the UK is an interesting rollercoaster. There was a massive international financial crisis that outed the Labour government and brought in a Tory/Lib Dem coalition government based on promises of government austerity. There was an independence referendum in Scotland where the main campaign point for staying with England was to ensure they stayed in the EU etc. Then the Tories managed to pin the blame for the failings of the coalition on the minor partner and drew a line under that for the next election. Then there's brexit, which was really a vote to put an end to bickering inside the Tory party. But the population, narrowly voted to leave the EU! This was very much a protest vote. Then there's a utter crazy story of quick rotation of prime ministers and scandal and sleeze and very very poorly-received budgets and things. So then this year Labour are back, and their main strategy was 'at least we're not the Tories'. They are not popular, but they are not the incumbents.

Maken 2y ago
The UK is rapidly collapsing and at this point is a husk of a country in which nothing works except the City banking accounts.
- twixfel 2y ago
  The UK is just developed country facing the same problems associated with an aging population as every other developed country (and also many developing countries—sucks for them...). There's absolutely nothing special about the UK and if the UK is a failed state then so too is Germany (where I live) and the rest of Europe, and the only "successful" countries on the planet are the US, Switzerland and a handful of microstates.
- YeGoblynQueenne 2y ago
  Well at least the trains run... ... yeah, fuck it.
blibble 2y ago
> There was an independence referendum in Scotland where the main campaign point for staying with England was to ensure they stayed in the EU etc. in reality this was maybe priority #10 the main campaign point was currency
YeGoblynQueenne 2y ago
The funny thing is that Labour is now 100% "like the Tories". It's the Tories who are no longer "like the Tories" and have morphed instead into a rabid populist party without real politics that bank instead on identity politics. And then there's Nigel.

Maken 2y ago

The UK is rapidly collapsing and at this point is a husk of a country in which nothing works except the City banking accounts.

twixfel 2y ago
The UK is just developed country facing the same problems associated with an aging population as every other developed country (and also many developing countries—sucks for them...). There's absolutely nothing special about the UK and if the UK is a failed state then so too is Germany (where I live) and the rest of Europe, and the only "successful" countries on the planet are the US, Switzerland and a handful of microstates.
YeGoblynQueenne 2y ago
Well at least the trains run... ... yeah, fuck it.

blibble 2y ago

> There was an independence referendum in Scotland where the main campaign point for staying with England was to ensure they stayed in the EU etc. in reality this was maybe priority #10 the main campaign point was currency

YeGoblynQueenne 2y ago

The funny thing is that Labour is now 100% "like the Tories". It's the Tories who are no longer "like the Tories" and have morphed instead into a rabid populist party without real politics that bank instead on identity politics. And then there's Nigel.