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Rule, Cool or Cruel Britannia? A Nation Abused by Politicians, Corporates, Extremists and the Establishment

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The days are long gone when (according to the old unofficial anthem “Rule Britannia”) Britain should rule the waves, and many Britons believed that the “sun never set” on their Empire. The voluntary systematic dissolution of the British Empire began as far back as 1867 with Canada becoming a self-governing dominion, followed by Australia and… Continue reading Rule, Cool or Cruel Britannia? A Nation Abused by Politicians, Corporates, Extremists and the Establishment
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