Woke Britain

KEEPING BRITAIN TIDY!

Rubbish on the steps of the Senedd in Cardiff                                                                                                                             Source: WalesOnline/(Image: UGC)

Revellers packed into Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham on Tuesday                                                                                          Source: Independent/(SnapperSK)

Hundreds of revellers flocked to the 'rave' in Manchester City centre                                                                                                  Source Mirror/(Image: ASP)

                

A few of images of woke Britain's regard for others. 

The Mirror headline puts it thus as 'rule of six' partygoers trash our parks: Britain 'facing litter epidemic' as lockdown louts dump 'tsunami of rubbish'

Contempt for authority and for others is illustrated widely across the Britain. 

Hundreds of people defied Covid restrictions and turned up at Clapham Common on 13 March for the Sarah Everard vigil despite the Reclaim These Streets group asking them not to after the planned official event was called off. Some police actions were portrayed as being heavy-handed.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which oversees the police complaints system in England and Wales found that the Metropolitan Police acted "appropriately". Organisers of the vigil described the report "disappointing".

Similarly when The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities reported that family structure and social class had a bigger impact than race on how people's lives turned out, that was not good enough for critics in the wake of the Black Lives Matter anti-racism protests.

Woke Britain!

"Good solid British common sense"

After camp                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Source: Twitter

"Today RSPB #Haweswater and @unitedutilities staff, and dedicated RSPB volunteers, spent 4 hours clearing more mess from groups camping on our reserve." - Twitter

"Boris Johnson told MPs that 'good solid British common sense' had worked throughout phase one [of the lockdown rules to combat coronavirus] and he had 'no doubt' it would work in the second phase of fighting the disease."

Despite the sterling efforts of the many, there are always a few who can be relied on to undo the good work done by those keeping to the rules.

Health leaders have warned that UK must prepare for a second Coronavirus virus wave.

Not only will there will be more litter for others to clear up but more people will have their lives put in danger adding more strain on weary NHS staff unless the thoughtless minority start showing the common sense referred to by the Prime Minister.

Postscript [25.06.2020]

Bournemouth beach: Major incident declared as thousands flock to coast

Source: BBC/REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE                                      Bournemouth beach                                                                Source: BBC/MATT PINNER

Modern Britain

'Great' Britain? - Alas, no longer according to the Lonely Planet company.  Overpriced and lacking in quality. No surprise there for the seasoned traveller!


Arriving back in Britain from the delights of foreign venues, many travellers have a reality check when returning to their congested, litter-strewn country where inhospitable people frequently lack any consideration but for themselves. While high prices for inadequate services have been highlighted by Lonely Planet, the shock of driving again on Britain's roads has been highlighted by government proposals to give motorists who, eg, tailgate, undertake or cut up other drivers, on-the-spot fines but it is difficult to see how that is going to be effective when the police are more noticeable for their absence. 


Arriving at Heathrow without ongoing transport can be a thoroughly depressing experience especially waiting for a coach on a cold winter's night in the wind-tunnel designated as the waiting room while arriving by ferry in Dover is akin to being classified as cargo. Although motorway services have shown improvements above other facilities, generally using public toilets is often a thoroughly unpleasant experience especially on older railway stations and better avoided if at all possible. 


After travelling abroad, often in pristine conditions, it is back to the filth. Many regard Britain's roads as their dustbin while town centres taken over at night by drunken revellers are an experience to be avoided. 


If we carry on like this, who will want to come to modern Britain apart from economic migrants?