The Empire Strikes Back - UK most powerful nation on Earth

[Will]

Britain is now most powerful nation on earth

US toppled from No 1 slot as British influence enhances its 'soft power'

The empire is gone and we no longer rule the waves. But Britain is once again the most powerful nation on earth, according to a new survey, when it comes to "soft power". From Danny Boyle's inspiring Olympic opening ceremony, to 22 No 1 albums overseas, to Andy Murray's long hoped-for first Grand Slam title, Britain projects more positive influence around the world than any other nation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...h-8326452.html

[Dogma]

Soft power: is that anything like fuzzy math?

[Will]

Soft power: is that anything like fuzzy math?

Not sure what you mean by fuzzy maths, so I can't say.

[MellonColly]

This is like The New Yorker calling the US the most powerful. If some news group other than your UK based one wrote this maybe I would believe it more

[Will]

This is like The New Yorker calling the US the most powerful. If some news group other than your UK based one wrote this maybe I would believe it more

The Article is from a British Paper but the survey was carried out by an unbiased source

[MellonColly]

ya serves me right commenting before I read it

How much money did the UK send them!?!?!?

[Divine Intervention]

Yeah, its no surprise were the most powerful. How else would we be able to afford to allow so many people live the life of kings without actually working....as well as encouraging the most refugees & immigrants that can physically fit on a bout, so as to lavish them with more riches once they get here! no worries, still some hard working taxpayers at work to provide for it all!

[Scav]

personally i'd vote for norway with there 720 billion $ oil fund that they can spend should they choose to do so ;-) now thats a nice little nest egg for country to have... especially considering they only have 6 million people... $120k surplus per capita stored for bad times... mind you this is not part of their regular budget which is also running a surplus...

[BladeEWG]

personally i'd vote for norway with there 720 billion $ oil fund that they can spend should they choose to do so ;-) now thats a nice little nest egg for country to have... especially considering they only have 6 million people... $120k surplus per capita stored for bad times... mind you this is not part of their regular budget which is also running a surplus...

Huh? A budget that is actually running in the positive?
What a concept!

[MellonColly]

someones gotta be lieing there