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Itse · 10-26-2021, 01:48 PM

Britain is starting to look more and more like it might be heading into really serious crisis as a state.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1450796854887821312

https://twitter.com/user/status/1450940583862800395

They're so out of blood test vials that they've been forced to stop doing basic blood tests... which are a HUGE part of modern basic healthcare.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1428310668550320130

They've also been dumping raw sewage (such as human excrement) into their waterways the whole year because they've run out of the chemicals to treat their sewage.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...s-raw-25293766

The Tory MP's recently voted to block a measure that would have put an end to it, likely because they effectively had no other choice.

There are a lot of signs that things are going to get a lot worse. There's tons of stories of people having to wait months to get pretty basic stuff like microphones or office desks. It's essentially getting really soviet out there... in more ways than one.

There's also a pretty big effort to not admit it's really all Brexit, to the point that for example the BBC has been caught editing out negative commentary about the topic.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/po...c-edit-291154/

A lot of people in Britain are trying to convince themselves and others that their supply problems are not actually Brexit related, which obviously just makes it harder to fix anything.

There are a lot of people suggesting that even all this is possibly (probably?) only the start of their problems, as European companies are getting tired of waiting for things to get better and are just stopping to do business with UK, as it's just not worth the trouble anymore.

UK has managed to patch up the hit they took in international trade by increasing trade with countries like Brazil, Columbia and Mexico... which is obviously not as practical as cost-effective as trading with countries that are geographically closer, but also makes the UK economy a lot more fragile as it's more dependent on countries that themselves are not as stable or frankly advanced as their traditional European trading partners.

...And even with all the increased effort to find new trading partners, their total trade with non-EU countries is still down.

As a whole their international trade has taken something like a 17% hit from pre-Brexit times.

Their power in the global political stage is also in an rather obvious slide down. Their two main trade partners are US for exports and China for imports, and without EU's political and economic backing this is putting UK in the third world camp in global politics, a country that can be pushed around by others but one that can't do a lot of pushing back.

As another example, Germany is still one of UK's main trading partners, second in imports after China, but UK is no longer even in the top 10 as a trade partner for Germany.

A recent Scottish poll said the majority of Scots now believe Scotland will leave the UK within the next decade. In Northern Ireland the majority is now supporting a referendum on whether they should rejoin Ireland, even though the "remain" faction in those polls still has about a 5 percentage point lead.

(Wales is not showing any signs of leaving.)

A lot of history books will be written about the next decade.

10-26-2021, 01:48 PM	#488
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	Britain is starting to look more and more like it might be heading into really serious crisis as a state. https://twitter.com/user/status/1450796854887821312 https://twitter.com/user/status/1450940583862800395 They're so out of blood test vials that they've been forced to stop doing basic blood tests... which are a HUGE part of modern basic healthcare. https://twitter.com/user/status/1428310668550320130 They've also been dumping raw sewage (such as human excrement) into their waterways the whole year because they've run out of the chemicals to treat their sewage. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...s-raw-25293766 The Tory MP's recently voted to block a measure that would have put an end to it, likely because they effectively had no other choice. There are a lot of signs that things are going to get a lot worse. There's tons of stories of people having to wait months to get pretty basic stuff like microphones or office desks. It's essentially getting really soviet out there... in more ways than one. There's also a pretty big effort to not admit it's really all Brexit, to the point that for example the BBC has been caught editing out negative commentary about the topic. https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/po...c-edit-291154/ A lot of people in Britain are trying to convince themselves and others that their supply problems are not actually Brexit related, which obviously just makes it harder to fix anything. There are a lot of people suggesting that even all this is possibly (probably?) only the start of their problems, as European companies are getting tired of waiting for things to get better and are just stopping to do business with UK, as it's just not worth the trouble anymore. UK has managed to patch up the hit they took in international trade by increasing trade with countries like Brazil, Columbia and Mexico... which is obviously not as practical as cost-effective as trading with countries that are geographically closer, but also makes the UK economy a lot more fragile as it's more dependent on countries that themselves are not as stable or frankly advanced as their traditional European trading partners. ...And even with all the increased effort to find new trading partners, their total trade with non-EU countries is still down. As a whole their international trade has taken something like a 17% hit from pre-Brexit times. Their power in the global political stage is also in an rather obvious slide down. Their two main trade partners are US for exports and China for imports, and without EU's political and economic backing this is putting UK in the third world camp in global politics, a country that can be pushed around by others but one that can't do a lot of pushing back. As another example, Germany is still one of UK's main trading partners, second in imports after China, but UK is no longer even in the top 10 as a trade partner for Germany. A recent Scottish poll said the majority of Scots now believe Scotland will leave the UK within the next decade. In Northern Ireland the majority is now supporting a referendum on whether they should rejoin Ireland, even though the "remain" faction in those polls still has about a 5 percentage point lead. (Wales is not showing any signs of leaving.) A lot of history books will be written about the next decade. Last edited by Itse; 10-26-2021 at 01:52 PM.