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- proper noun informal, derogatory
Britain (viewed as a crime-ridden state where society and common sense have failed)
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Examples
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The term Broken Britain often features in UK media.
timesofmalta.com 2009
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Cameron invokes Obama and Gladstone in radical plan to fix 'Broken Britain'
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Edlington attacks: battle rages over 'Broken Britain'
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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Edlington attacks: battle rages over 'Broken Britain'
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Edlington attacks: battle rages over 'Broken Britain'
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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Cameron invokes Obama and Gladstone in radical plan to fix 'Broken Britain'
Home | Mail Online 2010
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During the election campaign there was a lot of talk about 'Broken Britain' and I used it to say very clearly that Streatham is not a broken constituency.
Epolitix News 2010
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Cameron invokes Obama and Gladstone in radical plan to fix 'Broken Britain'
Home | Mail Online 2010
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The practice of IVF has become a symbol of this amoral doctrine - which needs to be rolled back if 'Broken Britain' is ever to be healed.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Mr Cameron, who is to outline plans to tackle 'Broken Britain' today, is now expected to come under intense pressure over the party's plans.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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