Here's another slant on it all:-
Britain is not in terminal decline at all, but simply (and as usual) at the cutting edge!
Britain was the first Industrialised Nation, and now we are the first
Post-Industrialised Nation. Once again we are at the forefront of the evolution of society.
As it was so many times in the past, so it remains today:- we are breaking new ground. We have reached the stage where the individual is more powerful (empowered by technology, the Media, and yes ... Human Rights) than the community at large. This makes many of our present laws irrelevant. In many cases the Old Rules (and Values) no longer apply. In fact the whole democratic system may now be well passed its sell-by date*.
So the question now becomes:- "What comes next, after democracy"?
Watch this space!
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And that's why "it had to happen"!
