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> The UK remains one of the world powers and the Pound Sterling one of the reserve currencies With every passing year this becomes less true. The UK is in man
by dijit 2y ago
> The UK remains one of the world powers and the Pound Sterling one of the reserve currencies
With every passing year this becomes less true.
The UK is in managed decline, the entire world knows it; its only brits themselves who see themselves as exceptional.
(I’m British, living in Sweden).
- rich_sasha 2y agoSad but true. The saddest bit IMO is the lack of even ideas for how to reverse it. Subsequent governments just rearrange the deck chairs and distribute blankets on the increasingly tilted deck. The current decline of universities' financial situation may be another terrible blow. One thing in which the UK is genuinely a top performer worldwide is higher education. But 3/4 are expected to go into the red this year, and the universities are increasingly stuffing their courses with whoever can pay their fees, regardless of ability.