Britain's Fading 'Special Relationship' with the US: A Reality Check
As the UK struggles to regain global respect, its once-touted 'special relationship' with the US appears to have soured into 'Contempt Actually'. An expert analysis of the changing dynamics.
Britain's efforts to maintain a close relationship with the United States since Donald Trump's election have been met with a torrent of contempt from the White House, signaling the end of the so-called 'special relationship' between the two allies. As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has attempted to stand up to the US on recent foreign policy issues, the response from Trump-aligned figures like Steve Bannon has been one of dismissal and hostility.
The reality, as commentator Timothy Garton Ash notes, is that the relationship is no longer one of 'Love Actually' but rather 'Contempt Actually.' Bannon's blunt assessment that 'the special relationship is over' and that the UK is either an ally or not, echoes the long-held sentiment of former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt that the 'special relationship' is 'so special only one side knows it exists.'
Source: The Guardian
