Anderton said that in a future world of “meritocracy”, the UK could “regain” former colonies such as Australia, Canada and South Africa.
Dude really needs to stop talking.
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2025
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This clown has clearly got his entire education of history and civilisation from far-right fan-fiction videos and eschewed the high quality education he was offered for free. Someone with even a passing GCSE level understanding of the world would not make such ridiculous statements.
If the world was actually a meritocracy, his judgement has demonstrated he is severely lacking in any merit whatsoever.
Seriously, if it were a meritocracy, the only merit to his existence would be keeping the guillotine in tip top shape.
He didn't
he mentioned India and Ireland too
I'm no historian, but I vaguely recall reading somewhere that British rule in those countries were uh... "somewhat controversial"
If they stayed British colonies they would definitely appreciate the "hunger" of freedom
He was going to add more but it was past his bedtime and his mom wouldn't let him stay out because it was a school night.
Dude needs to get out of politics and make a living giving head in bus station toilets as a way of regaining his self-respect.
Would love to see them try, UK would be flatten if every ex-colony decided to pay back now.
Nazi lives do not matter
Who takes their advice from a confused 23yr old?
Dickhead apparently, and yet somehow these dickhead happens to be powerful.
Voters 18-30.
You know who else thought that? Neville Chamberlain.
You realise he was PM when we declared war. Yes he tried to avoid it, but he gave Hitler a red line. When Hitler broke it, he acted.
And Roger Waters
This little cunt doesn't know what he's talking about.
And yet he’s programming the youth very successfully
Wowzers, what a dipshit. I think it's much better for the world that Britain was forced to give up all of its colonies.
UK have to fight in WW2 because their colonies is being attack, and also Nazi is drawing close. Is he suggesting British Empire to just go "whoop i don't really want that place, you can have it" and stay put and let the Nazi roll them over? Is he dumb