Proud of our servicemen but not sure about massive aircraft carriers of a small island that should be part of the European group. Putin and Trump got their wish to split us off and we are largely of small interest to most countries.
As to the current state of our country I think this has been coming since the beginning of the end of empire plus the end of our industrial power , likewise America has trod the deindustrial route which Trump thinks he can reverse ๐ .
I canโt see how this slow decline can be reversed , see Japan for instance .
We were told that Brexit would release the City to make ยฃM but companies are fleeing London .