Trump has won; start ringing alarm bells

November 27th 2024, Images from PEXELS

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Over the last few weeks, many British people will be sitting on their phones, looking at the audacious traditions and concerningly-legal policies ready to be rolled into law in the new year. Many of us have even used the term ‘depressing’ to describe this, well, depressing outcome. A YouGov poll showed that 64% of British adults favoured Kamala Harris; suggesting that even though we seem to have no sense in our own politics, at least we can continue the long tradition of ‘knowing best’ in other countries! Unfortunately, the British people did not vote in this election, which is just as well because we would all be throwing toasters in our tea-filled baths at this outcome. But, whilst we are over 3,000 miles away from the US (capital to capital), and Trump seems to have no problem with white Europeans (on account of him marrying two), the consequences of this election will impact us Brits tremendously. In this, I will do a deep dive in the horrors that are Donald Trump's legislative promises… so I highly recommend you grab a bottle of your highest percentage alcohol. 

The obvious way that Trump will impact the UK is through his foreign policy. Yes, a man who has hosted SNL twice, cameoed in many highly-respected films and series; such as Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Sex and The City, and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air is now preparing to ‘aid’ crises around the world. For a second time. However, global stability is much more unprecedented from Trump's first term (which he firmly believes is caused by the Commies Kamala and Joe), but that doesn’t stop him from confidently assuring the American population that it will all be sorted soon. He has also been extremely clear in a refusal to help Europe if it is attacked. Now, whilst I would rather not have the support of Donald Trump if I could help it, America is often seen as a military powerhouse, spending $916 billion on military defence in 2023. Worldwide, this took up 40% of all military spending. What we can learn from this statistic is that, a) Biden maybe isn’t as Socialist as Donald Trump believes he is, and b) the US has power in defence. A scary amount of power, and if stability collapses even further, there may be little help for Europe. As a close ally to the USA, the UK would be put into a very complex foreign policy position. With ongoing wars in Ukraine and Palestine, as well as tension in Afghanistan, China and Taiwan, it would require the UK and rest of Europe to adopt a more defensively autonomous stance on foreign policy. Essentially, don’t try to attack the orange whiny man in the corner of the room, instead tactically try and avoid him. Now, is this all bad news for the UK? Potentially no, as this collective attitude may create better relationships between Britain and the rest of the EU, which is always a nice thing (unless you have a superficial reflection of what sovereignty means for your country). But, don’t go cheering, as Trump has said he will confidently end the war in Ukraine ‘within a day.’ Watch out Mussolini and Hitler, Trump and Putin are coming in hot for the worst political allyship!

In my opinion, a big impact of this election will be the concurrent rise of hatred and facism. Polarisation in the political spectrum is occurring, with Reform UK leading the new generation of… well, I think you can figure that one out. With the cross-party support between Nigel Farage (the human form of an out-of-date tic tac) and Donald Trump has elevated this need for populist affiliations. Farage, who is currently moving into Clacton; a whole 4 months after he won his seat, is a popular man among the Trump supporters in the UK, as he is the last hope to restoring patriotism and freedom in our country, which his party’s manifesto clearly, through… continuing to underfund the NHS and teaching children that it is in fact not okay to want equity in society! Farage recently told EssexLive that he cannot hold in-person constituent meetings as ‘other MPs aren’t Nigel Farage.’ After that, it was reported that you could hear the sigh of relief from Carla Denyer’s constituency office in Bristol from Clacton itself. Anyways, I digress. The affiliation between Farage and Trump will create a huge cluster of complexity for British politics, as Starmer as a huge leftist (said by Trump himself) will be under scrutiny from the rise in the far-right. Of course, they’d never label themselves as far-right, only ‘Patriotic Brits looking for their country back.’ 

Overall, British politics is under-renovation, in my opinion. The Labour government will have a lot to contemplate over the next few months - such as whether to tighten defence spending, cater more towards the right side of the political spectrum, or campaign more to release the sausages. Nothing is for certain in these unprecedented times, so everything must be checked on. Well, whatever happens in the next 4 years, at least we know Trump won’t be able to return for a third term. Right?