Do you see a more dynamic or less dynamic Britain in 20 years’ time? A: It will be so-so. It is a country that had built up a great empire, then dismantled it after the Second World War because it was forced to by the Americans. After they lost India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the rest did not matter. And if you look at the attitudes of the Australians, the New Zealanders and the Canadians, once loyal Commonwealth members, the Commonwealth now means nothing to them. In their eyes, the important players are America, Nato and the informal equivalent of Nato in the Pacific. They are attaching
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