World King


Charles Saves Britain — for Now


Monarchy is U.K.’s bulwark against economic and political woes, but can it survive?


G BY BRUCE ANDERSON


reat britain is in disar- ray.


The prestige of its elect- ed politicians has never


been lower. There is public anxiety and anger, and fears of civil unrest. The press and social media are


replete with stories about Muslim grooming gangs that exploited young girls for rape and abuse. Authorities deliberately turned a


blind eye to horrific abuse of largely white children by men predominantly of Pakistani heritage for fear of being seen as racist. News of this — propelled by no less


than Elon Musk — has filled the head- lines. Musk has written to denounce the weakness of both the Labor Party government and the opposition Con- servatives. Clearly, there has been a racial com-


ponent in all this, which has inflamed public feelings — at a time when illegal immigration appears out of control. Last summer, race riots broke out


in several cities including Rotherham — a down-on-its-heels market town of 260,000 in northern England. Pro- testers there tried to set fire to a hotel which was being used to house 200 asylum seekers.


54 NEWSMAX | MARCH 2025 There is still a lot of


dry tinder around in tense areas.


London is bracing for


more mayhem ahead. Prime Minister Keir


Starmer came to power last July with high hopes and a massive 171-seat majority in Parliament. His political honeymoon


has been short-lived — with several recent polls showing the government’s approval rating at less than 30%. The situation Britain faces is formi-


dable, but not new. When Margaret Thatcher took


office in 1979, Britain was widely seen as the sick man of Europe, locked into a spiral of decline. She put Britain back on track with


sound economic and law and order polices. By doing so, she revived the animal


spirits of the middle classes. But today, a renewal is not on


the horizon. Even the Church of England, Eng-


land’s established church, is in a mess. Demoralized, hemorrhaging self- confidence, itself caught up in child abuse cases, it appears to be incapable of providing the spiritual guidance which many people would welcome. Last year, a church synod met and discussed the idea of even dropping


Christianity as the operational phi- losophy of the church’s faith. A recent census poll showed that a


majority of the British public no lon- ger regard themselves as Christians. But one institution has stood


strong, at least so far. After the death of Queen Elizabeth


II in September 2022, there were pre- dictions of the monarchy’s demise. Instead, it has found a new life. The comfort has come from an unexpected source: King Charles III. Under him, the monarchy is turning


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