In his novels, very conspicuous is the absence of certain pertinent themes. To start with, he never wrote about the North of Ireland's struggle against the British (and especially, the English). Yet it was a much more serious war (and maybe still is) than perhaps any other war that Britain has ever waged -- the war between the Irish freedom fighters and the British secret services, in which the latter were thoroughly defeated, with many of their operatives killed in a number of successful high-profile and daring-do operations. But strangely Le Carre just never based any of his spy novels on that. I wonder why. Too close for comfort? Too hard to lie about? What do you say, Le Carre?
Nor did he write anything about environmental disasters facing Britain.
But perhaps a novel is due for Britain has long been an environmental disaster zone.
To start with, consider the problem with potable water in Britain -- there is not enough good quality water for drinking or other household purposes or even for industrial purposes.
In summer hose-pipe bans are usually in effect in may parts of Britain. Soil waters are seriously depleted and even this year’s humid summer has so far done nothing to restore subsurface water levels. This is bad news for Britain as it means that the human waste matter that its bloated population produces (which is about the only thing that it can produce in abundance) can no longer naturally dissolve and contaminates both surface and sub-surface water bodies. Concentrations of fecal bacteria are especially high in British potable water this summer as well in the soil and even on the hands of Brits or visitors to their unhealthy country.
Extreme over-population in Britain does nothing to improve the situation. Most major rivers in Britain are literally clogged with human waste matter as well as human hair and other by-products of humanity.
Coastal waters around Britain and in the Channel are also polluted -- polluted with a high concentration of poisonous British sewage observed spreading in many areas. In fact, British sewage may have spread as far as way into the Atlantic ocean and way down to the Mediterranean putting the livelihoods of Dutch, Danish, French and even Spanish fishermen under threat.
At least 68 people died this summer from minor scratches and insect bites which, in the polluted environment of Britain, can and do lead quickly to blood poisoning, meningitis and other dangerous conditions.
Moderate and humid almost throughout the year without major temperature fluctuations, the climate on the "British" (actually "Celtic" as in stolen from the Celts) Isles is very good for the reproduction of dangerous bacteria even at the best of times, and so even a minor scratch can become your last if left untreated.
Many children are also at risk as their families cannot afford foreign holidays in the present economic climate at safer locations abroad and are forced to go on “staycations” in Britain instead — with its host of overwhelming ecological, epidemiological and other problems.
No improvement in the overall situation is expected any time soon.
Paradoxically, the depletion of water resources in Britain may be coupled with the danger of extreme flooding expected to occur later in the year which is expected to be very wet.
Out of control
The British government is reluctant to acknowledge that the situation in Britain is out of control because it can do nothing to improve it. Nor does the British Government have any funds left to invest in any serious life-saving or environmental protection effort. Well, maybe, Le Carry could prob them into action with another of his sick novels?
Overall the situation with public and environmental health and safety is dangerously unpredictable in Britain, and this even not taking into account various social ills.
And this is something that British spies, agents, hacks won't be able to do anything about because they are still fighting the wrong kind of wars.
Yeah, how do you like that, you beaut? How about writing a spy novel about the physically decaying and slowly dying (rather like yourself, especially in the head) "British" Isles, Le Carre?
