Where does this leave the UK?
After the election of Donald Trump, the UK must look at its so called "special relationship" with the USA.
From the Guardian newspaper:-
This country (the UK) clings to the belief that it enjoys a special relationship with the US. Above all, this rests on the belief in a commonality of values, economic interdependence and a certain cultural shared space. The relationship is widely deemed to benefit Britain in hard and soft ways.
Yet where, after 5 November 2024, is the commonality? What do our largely secular societies truly have in common with a nation whose religiosity drives it to outlaw women’s reproductive rights and, in some cases, to see Trump as a leader sent by God to save the US from socialism? Our culture is not theirs, nor theirs ours. With Trump’s re-election, claims to commonality are dangerous self-delusion. We need to lose those infatuated stars from our eyes.
Yes, indeed we do.
The Guardian continues:-
The reality is that we are, as Oscar Wilde said, two peoples divided by a common language. Americans have just done their best to prove this. Polling in this country underscores the point from the other side. Only 21% of British adults thought Trump’s victory would be “a good thing”, according to one recent poll. Another found that 61% backed Kamala Harris against 16% for Trump. And remember, Britain is very much in line with other European countries on all this.
Good luck America!
From the Guardian newspaper:-
This country (the UK) clings to the belief that it enjoys a special relationship with the US. Above all, this rests on the belief in a commonality of values, economic interdependence and a certain cultural shared space. The relationship is widely deemed to benefit Britain in hard and soft ways.
Yet where, after 5 November 2024, is the commonality? What do our largely secular societies truly have in common with a nation whose religiosity drives it to outlaw women’s reproductive rights and, in some cases, to see Trump as a leader sent by God to save the US from socialism? Our culture is not theirs, nor theirs ours. With Trump’s re-election, claims to commonality are dangerous self-delusion. We need to lose those infatuated stars from our eyes.
Yes, indeed we do.
The Guardian continues:-
The reality is that we are, as Oscar Wilde said, two peoples divided by a common language. Americans have just done their best to prove this. Polling in this country underscores the point from the other side. Only 21% of British adults thought Trump’s victory would be “a good thing”, according to one recent poll. Another found that 61% backed Kamala Harris against 16% for Trump. And remember, Britain is very much in line with other European countries on all this.
Good luck America!
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