Can we fix Britain? (Part 1)

About this episode

The episode explores whether Britain can be fixed or is on a path to decline, examining various socio-economic indicators.

Can we fix Britain? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 234, Season 24, Episode 0003 Last week I asked the Can Britain accept its place in the world or will it die under its post colonial pretentions? This week and next week, with my two colleagues, Dr Rachel Taylor from the perspective of the human mind and Fergus Esack from her professional media and spin expertise - we ask can Britain be fixed or is Britain on an inevitable road to real decline turbo charged by an inability to live within its means! Hence, as with last week, the Black Spy Podcast examines one of the most provocative questions in modern British public life: whether the United Kingdom is experiencing terminal decline or simply undergoing a turbulent period of transition. Drawing on his experiences and perspectives from security, economics, geopolitics, and social cohesion, Carlton explores the indicators often cited as evidence of UK national decline — slowing economic growth, pressures on public services, widening inequality, political fragmentation, militaristic solutions often as a side kick of the USA in an effort to retain/regain global influence especially post Brexit. The episode also considers demographic…

People in this episode

Host: Carlton King

Guests: Dr Rachel Taylor, Fergus Esack

Topics covered

• national decline
• economic growth
• public services
• political fragmentation
• demographic change
• energy security
• institutional resilience

Keywords

• Britain
• decline
• economics
• geopolitics
• public services
• inequality
• Brexit
• demographics
• energy security

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Britain, United Kingdom, USA, Brexit

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