updated with more: what might be called a warning from the past;

A 100-year-old veteran shocked the hosts of Good Morning Britain today by declaring that winning World War II ‘wasn’t worth it’ due to the state of the UK.

Alec Penstone told Adil Ray and Kate Garraway how he quit his factory job to sign up for the Royal Navy and fight for his country as soon as he came of age.

The war hero recalled serving alongside close friends, many of whom lost their lives, and called himself ‘just a lucky one’ for having survived.

Asked by Ms Garraway what Remembrance Sunday meant to him, the veteran said he felt that winning the war was ‘not worth’ how the country had turned out today.

His concerns about the state of the nation are shared by an increasing number of Britons, with a new survey revealing national pride has plummeted and society is more divided than ever under Sir Keir Starmer.

In findings which will send alarm bells ringing in Downing Street, eight in ten said they felt the nation was divided – up five percentage points from two years ago and ten points from 2020.

Commenting on the survey results this morning, former Tory minister Michael Gove argued ‘mass immigration’ was partly to blame for the perception that Britain felt more divided.

The poll found Reform voters were most worried about the cultural state of the nation, suggesting Nigel Farage’s party stand to make big gains in future elections.

And half of the public said Britain’s ‘culture’ was changing too fast, up from a third..........more......

and an x video.............https://twitter.com/i/status/1986715254869332096

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