By 2022 an increasing number of Britons were asking themselves "what has gone wrong?"
Great Britain - a nation with an imperial history, a nation of profound innovators, a nation steeped in tradition and pride - was standing insular, and depressed. The reasons were manifold, and yet could possibly be simple to identify.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall accompanies a typical British family from 1955 to 2022. Their dialogues reveal historical parallels and interesting insights into perceived "Britishness" over this period. The respective comments take us down the path leading to the social and political situation of 2022.
The mirror held before us shows that what Abraham Lincoln once said remains true today:"you`ver got to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was".
Every single person has the possibility to change what they see in the mirror, and in society`s mirror. All that is necessary is to acknowledge that needs must.
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M.J. Boyle was born in the mid 1950s in the North, grew up in the South of England but has spent her adult life in Germany. Her strong ties to her home country and her sincere affection for Britain influenced her career in teaching English as a foreign language.
As a university lecturer and Business English teacher she remains an avid observer not only of British society but also of the political landscape in Great Britain.
She lives with her family in the South of Germany.