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Fantasy island?


It is now over sixty years since Dean Acheson (former US Secretary of State) made the immortal comment that Britain had “lost an empire but not yet found a role”. Although made in a Cold War context, as Britain made faltering attempts to enter Europe, the question can still legitimately be asked today, contemplating Britain’s fractured and fractious political scene.

http://businessdayonline.com/2014/03/fantasy-island/

Britain had lost an empire but not yet found a role, British policy seemed as weak as its military power. #brexit




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