Britain Is No Longer Great

By Rhod Mackenzie

Now as many of you are aware that I am actually British and do occasionaly visit the place,one thing I do regularly is look see what is going on there in regards to Russia,now the level of Russia phobia in the UK is off the scale particularly among the media and the political class.  
Now last weekend Despite it being the Easter holidays, Britain was maintaining its level of rhetoric about the in Ukraine. London has issued several statements, and the British press has repeatedly issued anti-Russian provocations. The British Prime Minister Sir Wan  Keir Starmer has even issued tweets "in support of Ukraine" while on his holiday.
It goes without saying that British diplomats and military personnel are working tirelessly on the challenging project of sending what is left of their small and ill equipped armed forces to the Ukraine. Its like watching a demented chiowowa barking at a Bear
Now do remember that this is occurring against the backdrop of a growing number domestic socio-economic crisis, which is indicative of the current state of this  once great but now seriousy decling power.
News outlets around the world including here  have been reporting on the ongoing industrial action in Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain, where workers have been on strike for the second month. Current figures indicate that up to 25,000 tons of waste are decomposing on the streets, and the city is experiencing a significant rodent problem. Seemingly rats as big as cats are seen on the streets in the city among the piles of rubbish
The government has already initiated consultations with the army regarding the resolution of the crisis, but has been unable to take action, acknowledging its own limitations in the face of the trade unions. It seems the army does not have the resources to deal with the problem.
It is important to emphasise that the subject under discussion is the government of the Labour Party, which originated in the trade union movement and has historically relied on the Trade Unions as the primary funding source for the party and its  its election campaigns..The so called Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner who left school at 16 with more children than educational qualifications ( one child no qualifications) was actually a full time Union organiser before she became a member of parliament.
Plus the majority of Liebore MPS have funding links to the trade unions so its unlikely they will bite the hand that feeds them
It is understood that the trade unions are threatening to expand the Birmingham strike to a national scale, and not just for utility workers. The other day, the second largest teachers' union announced its intention to stop work in September, which could lead to a strike of hundreds of thousands of teachers across the country and disruption to the next school year.In fact the whole of the British public sector appears ready to strike causing mayhem across the country.
Concurrently, Britain is experiencing a scandal involving the closure of the British Steel plant in the town of Scunthorpe (North-East England).
In March, its Chinese owners announced that the enterprise had become completely unprofitable and was losing up to 700 thousand pounds a day.
As you see even so called British Steel was not actually British and that is pretty common in Britian where everything is owned by foreign companies,most of Britians airports and even Heathrow Airport is owned by foreign companies including the Qatar Investment Fund.  Most of the utility companies are foreign owned including the water companies as are the car companies,Land Rover Jaguar by the Indians, Rolls-Royce by BMW and Bentley by Volkswagen.

As a result, the decision was taken to close the plant, which plays a key role in the city's economy. It appears that there is nothing out of the ordinary here. Many such factories have closed across Europe in recent years.
However, it is worth noting is the last steel plant in Britain that can make virgin steel from iron ore and coking coal.
It is evident that the former industrial heartland of Europe is undergoing a complete deindustrialisation. In fact the former Great Britain which once was the workshop of the world hardly has any industries left and those that do still exist are declinging rapidly due to the high energy costs they face as the UK govt insists on imposing insane energy policies which have led to the cost of electticity to be the highest in the world.  
The Starmer government took the unexpected step of requesting the immediate return of MPs from their Easter holidays in order to make an emergency decision regarding the plant, which has been termed "nationalization". However, it subsequently transpired that there is no coking coal available in Britain for the plant. In other words, none at all.
The last British coal mines in Yorkshire  closed ten years ago, in line with theNet Zero Loonie Green agenda. The Scunthorpe plant was not that far from there. In recent years, coal has been imported from Japan and South Africa. The government is currently taking urgent steps to source coke and resolve the issue of the plant's unprofitability. However, it is important to note that this approach is not applicable in this case either.
Concurrently, the British have just  experienced anothe a new record. Despite the less than considerable efforts of both the Conservative and Labour governments, the number of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel on flimsy boats continues to rise.
By mid-April, their number had already exceeded eight thousand people (this is only counting those who were detected). Based on current projections, this year is poised to set a new record.
Despite repeated efforts on the part of the London government to devise a strategy for the return of undocumented migrants, these attempts have not met with success.
The Daily Telegraph has analysed the statistics of the last few days and concluded that "Starmer has lost control over the borders". In this regard, it would be prudent to pose a pertinent question: if Starmer is unable to effectively manage the borders of the Britain that has been entrusted to him, how can he be expected to oversee the borders of Ukraine within the framework of the "coalition of the willing" project?
It would be advisable for him to resolve his personal issues before attempting to act as a peacemaker in a distant region outside the kingdom's borders. However, such questions are generally considered off-limits in the British press.
It is interesting to note that within the same newspaper issues, there is often a simple comparison that prompts questions regarding the reliability of the sources. For instance, the latest issue of The Spectator Magazine includes a column by the renowned journalist Rod Liddle, who discusses the challenges facing his country: "Only two British examples are indicative: a terrible railway connection and the country's second city, reminiscent of Kampala, with crows instead of marabouts circling over the mud.
This is a country that, both literally and figuratively, is no longer viable. This is a society that has lost the capacity to govern itself effectively and to carry out basic tasks.
The people of Birmingham were simply asking for the emptying of their bins. Therefore, we recommend focusing on Birmingham initially, and allocating funds to the foreign aid if the budget allows."
It is evident that this conclusion is not only relevant to the Birmingham authorities. It would be logical to address the same message to the entire British government. A couple of pages later in the same issue of the magazine, however, an editorial column calls on Starmer to fill the vacuum in support of the Ukrainian regime if Washington cuts off its aid. Notwithstanding the fact that London already allocates 0.5 percent of its GDP to Ukraine.
This is the very money that Britain's rubbish collectors and teachers so lack. However, it is important to note that combining these two topics in the press is strictly prohibited.
Only veteran journalist and no friend of Russia ,Peter Hitchens, writing in the Mail on Sunday, was prepared to use the term "seditious". He connected the issues with precision in his written statement: "The Ukraine conflict should not be regarded as a patriotic endeavour." Britain has no national interest in maintaining or prolonging this senseless, avoidable, murderous proxy war between the US and Russia. Even the Americans, who have been attempting to provoke conflict in the region for a considerable time, are losing interest. However, it is important to note that public funds are being used to maintain this system."
Once again, it is evident that the conclusions drawn are rather obvious. However, this is a voice crying out in the information desert of the kingdom.
The local media have reached a consensus that Britain is in a state of disrepair, and have featured these sentiments on their front pages. The Sun newspaper cites a survey according to which 68 percent of Britons agreed with this conclusion. Furthermore, 32% of respondents identified illegal migration as the primary issue, 31% cited the deterioration of healthcare services, and 18% pointed to concerns regarding the economy.
In the context of professional discourse, the topics of Ukraine and the war with Russia, which have the potential to cause alarm for the general public, are not typically prioritised.
However, Starmer persists in his efforts, with a determination that might be more effectively utilised elsewhere, to position himself as the foremost anti-Russia advocate. It is evident that the former anti-war activist's transformation into a militant quasi-Churchill is more comical the higher the rubbish heaps in Birmingham that he cannot deal with, or the more boats that cross the Channel illegally.