Balls the size of bowling balls!
Respect is due and freely given.
What an extraordinary man! Not sure what you mean by the country being gone though?
The land is still there, just the values (??) and attitudes of the population has went in the toilet for the most part
Daven, with the greatest respect, not sure why you feel qualified to comment on the state of the society in the UK?
By being alive he's "qualified" to comment as all are entitled to their own opinion.
Whether you agree with his opinion is another matter?
he is a American living in Germany. I don't comment on German society and try to avoid commenting on America as I have only visited and never lived in North America for longer than six months. Opinions are generally better informed when they come from direct experience rather than what you've seen on TV. Don't you think?
What an extraordinary man! Not sure what you mean by the country being gone though?
He means that aside from the general lack of values and respect for others people on this island have these days, there would be no way any of those missions could take please these now as the risk assessments and training required would mean that even if they were allowed you'd need full hi-viz, hard hats and other PPE, and the planning would take so long that by the time you got round to it they'd be two years too late and half a million quid over budget!
By being alive he's "qualified" to comment as all are entitled to their own opinion.