Whenever anything reached Parliament, it meant trouble.
Everyone knew that once the maritime trade routes had been cut off, Britain could no longer keep fighting, but politics had never been simply black and white.
No one objected to an armistice. However, how to arrange that armistice was a major problem.
Members of Parliament represented not only the public, but also the interest groups behind them. Unless driven to the brink, no vested-interest group was willing to sacrifice its own benefits.
What was more, the MPs were equally unwilling to bear the responsibility for surrender, because that meant the end of their political careers.
Even if they truly had to surrender, they still had to frame it with an air of facing death unflinchingly, proving that they opposed surrender.
Every one of them was a born actor, so "argue, argue, argue..." was inevitable.
While Parliament argued, the public made an even bigger uproar. After all, only a minority could pick things up and put them down; more people simply could not face reality.
People were contradictory. On one hand, they wanted the war to end; on the other, they were unwilling to accept the cruel reality of "surrender."
Egged on by those with ulterior motives, ordinary people blamed the government's incompetence. If the government had not been so useless, the British Empire would not have been defeated; without defeat, there naturally would not be today's humiliation...
Simply venting with their mouths clearly could not dispel the resentment in the hearts of the British people. They had to march and demonstrate to make their voices heard.
Enemy planes could come bombing at any time during the day, making it unsuitable for chanting slogans and marching. So they waited until the enemy planes had left.
For instance, dusk was very safe.
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