FOX News Digital: Churchill, Shakespeare and the UK flag all under siege in modern Britain, commentators say

‘Decades of woke education policy have taught people to deny and decry the history of this country,’ political analyst says.

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Over a century ago, Britain was seen as the place to be. It pioneered science, including medicine. It built industries such as railroads, major bridges and created a strong middle class. And despite what some would say, it was the only major empire that abolished slavery and policed the oceans, at its own considerable expense, to make sure other countries didn’t enslave people. And it had the largest Navy in the World. Now, many say that all seems like a distant memory.

The latest controversy involves images or statues of some of the United Kingdom’s most lauded people. The face of Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during WWII, is being removed from the five-pound note by the Bank of England. The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called the decision “absolutely crackers,” noting the proposal was to replace Churchill and others with a picture of a beaver. READ MORE HERE. 

View of Union flags flying on the roof of Costa and Prezzo on Trafalgar Square by Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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View of Union flags flying on the roof of Costa and Prezzo on Trafalgar Square by Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons