British Prime Minister Keir Starmer “has confessed the old economic order is now over” following President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
This from slaynews.com.
A new era has begun as the United Kingdom scrambles to respond to the shocks caused by Trump’s tariffs. And, yes, Starmer stated he believes the era of “globalization is over.” He stated:
Trump overturns decades of free trade policies
that have devastated U.S. manufacturing.
Let that sink in and may those very words be screamed from every roof top.
In a statement to The Sunday Times, the prime minister’s office said:
Trump has done something that we don’t agree with, but there’s a reason why people are behind him on this.
Taking a page out of Trump’s book, Starmer delivered a nationalistic speech at a car factory on Monday. During the speech, Starmer pledged to support British industries, however, his remarks were less sweeping than initially reported.
In a report in The Sunday Times, Starmer:
[Argued] that mass immigration and free trade have hurt millions of British citizens.
Further:
Nevertheless, it [is] time to accept the era of globalization is over.
And:
The world has changed, globalization is over, and we are now in a new era.
He explained:
We’ve got to demonstrate that our approach, a more active Labour government, a more reformist government, can provide the answers for people in every part of this country.
The speech Starmer gave was scaled back and less complimentary toward Trump than expected. In fact, Trump’s name was never mentioned directly during Starmer’s speech.
Noteworthy, however, Trump cast a large shadow as Starmer declared “the dawn of a new and challenging era for Britain.”
Starmer conceded:
Trump’s universal 10% tariff on imports and a separate 25% tariff on cars pose a ‘huge challenge for our future.’
Further:
This is a changing and completely new world.
And:
An era where old assumptions, long taken for granted, simply no longer apply.
Tough rhetoric, yes, but Britain has yet to retaliate against Trump’s tariffs. Instead, Starmer said he would negotiate swiftly, insisting Britain would not take just any deal.
He explained:
Nobody wins from a trade war…. but it’s also a moment for urgency.
NOTE: President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs have sent shock waves through global markets. These tariffs are not meant to be payback, rather they will be leveling the playing field, to use a sports metaphor.
Dozens of countries are now scrambling to negotiate terms with the U.S. president, and the president has hailed his tariffs as the beginning of an “economic revolution.”
The tariffs are to rebalance trade in the interest of America and American workers after decades of unfair treatment. And the president has also used tariff pressure as leverage to pursue broader political goals.
To wit, according to the British Telegraph:
[T]he Trump administration has warned Starmer that the lack of free speech in Britain could be an obstacle to a future trade deal.
God speed Mr. President.
Final thoughts: Starmer’s phrase “globalization is over” refers, I believe, to economic interconnectedness of nations through trade.
Contrarily, globalism is the political ideology that supports open borders and free trade.
I do not seek to contradict Prime Minister Starmer, however, I believe part of President Trump’s Plan is to crush globalism not globalization.
