Anglo-Gaullism isn't real

Notes

A habit of people who work in British politics is to call themselves a new label instead of doing anything. ‘Gaullist’ is perhaps the latest addition to this phatic vocabulary which includes ‘Thatcherite’, ‘Neoliberal’, ‘High Tory’ and, increasingly ‘Ethnonationalist’ or ‘Anglo Celt.’ In this case the utility of the term is easy to see. Independent minds in foreign policy have yet to tangibly benefit from the vibe-shift. It is a national disgrace that over the past decade it has become acceptable for the government to freely slander its opponents as foreign spies, and the media plays along with it, forcing anyone who doesn’t toe the line out of their jobs. Instead of bearing the extreme professional consequences of articulating an alternative foreign policy, it is much easier to just proclaim yourself ‘yeah, a bit of LKYpilled Gaullist to be fair.’ Which means nothing at all.