Britain is a great country and can lead the world again, but the time for talking is over - Rael Braverman

Optimism, patriotism, and the restoration of America’s standing in the world rang that Liberty Bell so loud, the entire world changed as it resonated.

Many observed that the level of national euphoria eclipsed Ronald Reagan's historic victory of 1980 by some margin, and for good reason.

Economic stagnation, weak foreign policy wrapped around the Iranian Hostage Crisis and Cold War tensions dominated the election at that time.

And whilst these themes certainly played out in this election cycle in one form or another, noticeably absent were issues surrounding the attack on American Culture.

What struck me was that underpinning the soaring renditions of the Star-Spangled Banner was an overwhelming sense of relief that their political nightmare was at last over.

I can appreciate why some might think Trump is the ‘king of the political gladiators’, casting more than a shadow over the rapturous applause of Obama’s 2008 election victory.

I saw for myself that he instinctively knows how to amplify the energy of hope; when have you ever seen a politician sign Executive Orders on stage in front of the very audience that voted him into office, delivering precisely on key pledges given during the election trail, mere minutes into his administration?

When he tossed several of his signing pens into the audience to shrieks of delight, it became clear to me that in his mind he was not the gladiator, but rather the American people were.

This gesture, which played out to thousands in attendance and hundreds of millions more watching on TV, acknowledged in the moment that they were the real champions and it was he who needed to show a small gesture of appreciation, thanking them for their trust, unwavering patriotism and ability to prevail against all odds and saving the American Dream in the process.

By the end of day two, a staggering 200 Executive Orders had been signed with many more to come.

It is an unparalleled demonstration of leadership, such decisiveness, a clear declaration to all his domestic and foreign enemies, that Trump 2.0 is a very, very, very different beast.

Recent opinion polls gave his first day in office a 56 per cent approval rating and even 34 per cent of Democrats had a favourable view of the 47th President. Yet, despite being swamped by this blanket of positivity, it was often juxtaposed with the situation in our own country.

On the one hand, Trump’s political resurrection demonstrates this war on socialism can be won. On the other hand, we in the UK stand at the foot of a foreboding mountain, peppered with treacherous obstacles.

It’s easy to feel that our liberation is insurmountable. Scaling the sheer cliff faces of woke ideology, injustice and a radical left majority in parliament makes conquering this distant summit appear unattainable.

However, now that the dust has begun to settle, this trip has crystalised what lies at the feet of the British nation and it distils down to three options – ‘Flight’, ‘Fight’ or ‘Capitulate’.

For those who choose ‘Flight’, how should we feel? Certainly, those with the capacity to leave the UK are doing so in droves. We are losing 1 millionaire every 45 minutes and I can hear roars of joy from the left, screaming vitriolically, “good riddance.”

According to the Adam Smith Institute, at the end of 2024, 4.55 per cent of the UK population were millionaires, ‘sucking on the teat of the British populous’ according to the rabid left.

One month into 2025, that figure is down to 3.62 per cent. Considering the top 1 per cent contributes 29 per cent of all income tax revenues, it’s not hard to extrapolate where this is heading.

From a tax perspective, capital flight of this type is a real problem. Not only does it further exacerbate the financial black hole of this nation which according to the ONS stands at an estimated £129.9 billion, up 8.9 per cent on the previous year, but the cost of this ‘commercial brain drains’ to generate new businesses and their contribution to growing UK Plc is incalculable.

How long will it be before Labour take inspiration from North Korea and other authoritarian regimes by being forced to introduce capital flight restrictions because of their incompetence?

When Labour broke every campaign promise not to raise taxes, the left who put them in power rejoiced. The right who voted for them in as a protest vote against the Conservatives gasped in horror, and whoever was left howled political deception.

But as our country’s fiscal strength gets sapped under the weight of a bloated and wasteful State, DEI and woke ideology, billions spent supporting mass immigration and the unconditional pursuit of war and not peace in Ukraine, how will our economic future survive this onslaught and compete on the world stage?

With Trump just announcing a Corporation Tax of 15 per cent during his recent speech at the World Economic Forum and combined with massive tax incentives to manufacture goods at home, I can hear Rachel Reeves’ going into apoplectic shock and transfixed into a coma of cluelessness.

So, if ‘Flight’ is reserved for the privileged few, regardless of how you feel about them, what remains?

Most people are of good conscience and just want to put food on the table, kiss their kids goodbye on their way to school, perform an honest day’s work, be taxed a reasonable amount, go home to a loving family, take the occasional holiday, live in a neighbourhood where kids play freely in the street, heat their homes, drive a reliable car and above all, don’t feel molested by the State from the second their eyes open to the moment their heads hit the pillow.

This leads to the only viable option and that is to ‘Fight’. However, to fight, one must be clear what one is fighting for.

In the extreme, the ultimate litmus test to measure the cohesion of any nation can be seen by the number of people who would voluntarily stand post and guard with their lives at a time of war.

We do not live in such times. And, mercifully, few have taken to the streets in anger, aside from last summer's riots in the wake of the Southport attack.

But the widespread sense of outrage and injustice has resurfaced, with the public appalled by the grooming and rape gang scandal.

Given the way in which Labour is handling the crisis, where the likes of Sadiq Khan refuse to even answer if such a problem lurks in our capital, one can feel that the next crisis is not just around the corner, but imminent.

I believe we are, in a sense, at war. A cultural and political war that exists on many fronts. I am an immigrant, and despite the wish of many of my detractors, I choose to stay and fight.

My mission is to evaluate how best to shift the entrenched, to deploy truth as I see it, regardless of dissent wherever it may rise and to voice my opinions because of a genuine love of Great Britain.

LATEST MEMBERSHIP OPINION:

• 'We want to be the voice for those Establishment media has treated like dirt' - Patrick Christys
• Many people tell me the BBC is the Guardian on air - and I find it hard to argue - Stephen Pound
• It's 2076 and Axel Rudakubana is facing parole - what kind of world will we be in - Peter Bleksley

I admire what this tiny nation has achieved, and whilst certainly not perfect, Britain has long been a net positive not only for its people but for the world.

I give thanks to those who have stood and subsequently fallen. I am in awe at their stoicism, devoutly rooted in national pride, without which Germany would have certainly prevailed in 1945.

For years, Americans moaned and groaned about political correctness and poured scorn on the media and the industrial censorship complex; I believe it took the indoctrination of their kids at school into LGBTQ+ ideology, combined with the absurd position that there are more than two genders, that activated the masses and marked the start of the silent majority being shifted, mobilised into action.

It’s no coincidence that one of Trump's first Executive Orders was to codify the recognition of male and female as the only genders recognised by the US Government and vanquish all DEI initiatives and LGBTQ+ ideology.

So how do we restore our national pride? What will it take to end the talking and secure real change?

Get onto social media, write to your MP, shout no to DEI, ESG and WEF nonsense in your schools and at your workplace - don’t just shout at the TV or moan to those who would listen.

In the immortal words of Winston Churchill, stiffening the spine of our nation, “never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large, or petty — never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”