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"This is about the gathering crisis in the UK, not any other crisis-hit nation.
Here is a compendium of the firehose of dismay that's been blasting me in the
face for the past couple of weeks. Share and enjoy! And feel free to use the
comment thread to discuss what's coming next for the UK as the vector sum of
Brexit, COVID19, the energy crisis from the Ukraine war, and the worst
inflationary bubble since 1980 punches us in the face.
First, Europe is in the grip of the worst drought in 500 years.
England is officially in drought too, and the potato, onion, and carrot crops
are all expected to fail, with potato yields in particular down 50%. (Before we
mention Brexit crippling exports of Scottish seed potatoes to the EU.)
Boris Johnson is still Prime Minister for a couple more weeks, but is treating
his remaining time in office—since his resignation was announced—as garden
leave: he's been holidaying in Greece. However, he refused to hand over the
reins to Deputy PM Dominic Raab in the meantime. The rash of ministerial
resignations that led to Johnson's resignation has left a number of portfolios
vacant, with no successors appointed. In effect, Johnson's executive team
downed tools and walked out, leaving the building empty. In consequence,
government business is being blocked or ignored, as the worst crisis in 50
years bears down on the nation."
Via Kevin O'Brien, who wrote "Charlie Stross on what is happening in the UK,
and cold happen in the US if Republicans take power. It is [a] shit-show of
epic proportions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
