# According to this article the uk is going to hell

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630 "2024-02-16T01:06:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630/1 "2024-02-16T01:06:35Z")

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I found this article and although it seems to have a right-leaning bias is there was a grain of truth in it

> **[For the first time in my life, I’m now beginning to think Britain is finished](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/14/for-the-first-time-im-beginning-to-think-britain-is-finishe/)**
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> The country’s self-image as tolerant, decent and hard-working is being smashed. It’s only going to get worse

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630/2 "2024-02-16T01:15:28Z")

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Sadly, it’s paywalled. Can you give us a brief summary of the points?

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630/3 "2024-02-16T01:31:00Z")

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“Things were better in my day before we had all these immigrants and socialism and wokeness. Make Britain Great Again!”

That’s about the long and short of it.

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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630/4 "2024-02-16T01:47:20Z")

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heres the msn reprint

[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-m-now-beginning-to-think-britain-is-finished/ar-BB1ihC2l?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=bab9abb9f78f43ff869a3efb1c9e9bcb&ei=14](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-m-now-beginning-to-think-britain-is-finished/ar-BB1ihC2l?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=bab9abb9f78f43ff869a3efb1c9e9bcb&ei=14)

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630/5 "2024-02-16T01:57:54Z")

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-article-the-uk-is-going-to-hell/997630/6 "2024-02-16T01:59:32Z")

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We ask for Ops to have more substance than this in P&E and GD. Explain more about whatvthe article is of interest or something like that next time.