Airstrip One: The Last Unicorn of Global Britain
“One scarcely knows where to begin.” Introduction Once upon a time, Britain ruled the seas. Today it rules the headlines with AI Prosperity Deals, collapsing infrastructure rebranded as renewal, and “investment pledges” that turn out to be little more than press releases. The pantomime continues, and the Daily Mail writes the reviews. The United Kingdom has become a theatre where empire’s afterglow is staged as farce. The actors change - Thatcher, Blair, Johnson, Starmer - but the script is the same: Britain must always be more important than it is. ...