"Such passivity makes sense once you understand a simple point: Britain is not a sovereign country. As the American Empire shifts from subtle to overt dominance, our genuflection is becoming similarly conspicuous. Trump’s extraordinary dressing-down of Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House yesterday is further evidence that British efforts to move his position on Ukraine are an entirely fruitless exercise.
That we are a vassal state of Washington is no longer a Left-wing talking point but an inescapable truth. US corporations have more employees in the UK than Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Sweden combined, while the largest American companies sell more than $700 billion of goods and services to the UK — more than a quarter of national GDP. A combination of Big Tech and private equity has taken this trend to new heights. In the 2000s the likes of BP, HSBC and even Vodafone would feature among the world’s largest companies. Today, by contrast, Apple is worth more than the entire FTSE 250 combined. Facebook and Google receive two-thirds of all UK spending on search and advertising. That money should be going to British broadcasters and outlets to pay for public interest journalism. Now it goes to California instead.
Then there is defence. Debates around Trident being an “independent deterrent” focus more on deterrence than independence, but both are equally important. While Britain builds its Vanguard-class submarines at home, and manufactures the nuclear warheads, the D5 missiles are leased from the Americans — and can only be serviced in Georgia."
https://unherd.com/newsroom/starmers-dc-visit-confirms-britains-subordination/
#UK #Starmet #VassalState #USA #Imperialism #Trump
That we are a vassal state of Washington is no longer a Left-wing talking point but an inescapable truth. US corporations have more employees in the UK than Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Sweden combined, while the largest American companies sell more than $700 billion of goods and services to the UK — more than a quarter of national GDP. A combination of Big Tech and private equity has taken this trend to new heights. In the 2000s the likes of BP, HSBC and even Vodafone would feature among the world’s largest companies. Today, by contrast, Apple is worth more than the entire FTSE 250 combined. Facebook and Google receive two-thirds of all UK spending on search and advertising. That money should be going to British broadcasters and outlets to pay for public interest journalism. Now it goes to California instead.
Then there is defence. Debates around Trident being an “independent deterrent” focus more on deterrence than independence, but both are equally important. While Britain builds its Vanguard-class submarines at home, and manufactures the nuclear warheads, the D5 missiles are leased from the Americans — and can only be serviced in Georgia."
https://unherd.com/newsroom/starmers-dc-visit-confirms-britains-subordination/
#UK #Starmet #VassalState #USA #Imperialism #Trump
Starmer’s DC visit confirms Britain’s subordination
Even the most fervent Remain supporter would concede that “take back control”, that three-word motto at the heart of the Brexit campaign, was a stroke of genius.Aaron Bastani (UnHerd)
