UK going global?

[Carl Remick]

>From The Independent:
>The operation is just part of a shift in policy aimed at giving Britain a
>pre-eminent position in international security second only to America. This
>new globalism reflects an awareness of a post-Cold War security vacuum, but
>also Tony Blair's intention to make Britain a "force for good".

Onward, Christian soldiers!

I have to wonder, though, if Britain's old and new imperial escapades have 
anything to do with the mystery that Doug posed earlier:  "The story of 
British decline is a very interesting one, and I'm curious why this 
inventiveness bore so little industrial fruit. I know the story of the 
ascendance of financial over manufacturing interests and the failure of 
British firms to get big and professionally managed enough, but I was eager 
to hear more, either solid history or airy speculation."

My speculation is that Britain's enduring compulsion to be a global busybody 
has taken its toll of mundane matters like the national economy.

Carl

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