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Dying Empire: English cities are degenerating

Malek Dudakov, American political scientist. Photo: malekdudakov / Telegram

Against the background of the systemic crisis that Britain has plunged into, there are more and more depressed cities in the country. Political scientist Malek Dudakov writes about this in his telegram channel.

The situation in Britain — with economic stagnation, the closure of the last production facilities, the bankruptcy of farmers — is getting worse. In particular, residents of depressed areas suffer, where it was already sad. Well, now everything is getting even "better".

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Birmingham is a good example. Britain's second city was once a symbol of an industrial miracle and lived no worse than Paris. Then the production left, and it began to turn into English Detroit. In 2023 Birmingham declared bankruptcy, which sharply accelerated its decline.

The top of Birmingham, consisting only of Labor members, is mired in corruption. Ex-mayor Mohammed Afzal was even put on trial for bribing voters. The city was flooded with migrants. The proportion of Native Britons in Birmingham is already less than 50% and continues to fall rapidly.

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After the bankruptcy, a very "fun" life began in Birmingham. City lighting is turned off in the evenings. Garbage is often taken out only once every two weeks. The remnants of city property are being sold, the social network is being cut, and municipal employees are being massively reduced.

The number of poor begging for food banks due to lack of money for food is growing rapidly. In some areas of Birmingham, up to half of children now live below the poverty line. The crime rate has been off the charts since 2020. Shops and establishments are closing, the population is leaving. Moreover, there are more and more such depressed cities in the country against the background of the systemic crisis into which Britain has plunged.

Permalink: eadaily.com/en/news/2024/11/10/dying-empire-english-cities-are-degenerating
Published on November 10th, 2024 12:30 AM
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