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United
Kingdom England
is looking forward into the new century while trying to forget
many of the developments of the previous 100 years. That period
witnessed the fall of the empire, the loss of the trading base and
the nation's inability to adjust to a diminished role in the
modern world - from colonial empire to member of the EC. But while
the Family may have taken a right Royal battering, many of the
other august institutions at the cornerstone of British life have
muddled their way through with a stiff upper lip and a strong
sense of protocol.
The notion of
England as a gentle, fabled land freeze-framed sometime in the
1930s, when community life revolved around the post office, the
country pub and the local vicarage. The country is now better
known for vibrant cities with great nightlife and attractions,
contrasted with green and pleasant countryside and national parks.
After five years of Tony Blair's Labour government, 'new' Britain
is a country with a fresh and cuddly Royal family and an
alternative aristocracy of media stars like Victoria and David
Beckham to capture the ire and adoration of the masses. Still, a
country that gives a wig-wearing ex-junkie balladeer a knighthood
must be doing something right. |
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