"I think it [the war] was a waste of time, because the benefits we got from it, the wartime camaraderie and everyone, almost everybody, mucked in [with] whatever they could do. Whatever [way] they could help somebody else they did. That wasn't just in the army. You don't get that now, no."
"I know the population is changing. Some are leaving, and then others are coming who have no understanding or knowledge of what this country was like, not only just its history, but it's morals."
"They led. They didn't just try to keep the job to the next day, next session, a bit of sparring with the opposition, and then come and have a drink job. They were leaders. They believed what they were trying to put over. Churchill particularly, because he started warning people what was coming before the war began."
A 101-year-old Jewish D-Day veteran born in Brixton in 1924 describes Britain as having gone "right downhill" under successive governments and characterises defeating Adolf Hitler as a "waste of time" given lost benefits. Wartime camaraderie, mutual assistance and collective effort are highlighted as major positive outcomes that are no longer present. Changing population patterns are seen as bringing newcomers who lack understanding of the country's history and morals. Contemporary leaders are criticised for failing to provide long-term leadership, contrasted with Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. Defence spending is recommended as the top priority if resources are limited.
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