“When did the UK become the 51st state in some people’s head?”
It’s a long tradition espoused by Conservative leaders and those who vote for them.
I think it began when Margaret Thatcher went kissing up to Ronald Reagan in their mutual lust for neo-liberal politics, under which ‘greed is good.’ This servile ‘special relationship’ has been like this for some time.
But that’s enough about the short-comings of rightists, I support the ‘Black lives matter’ sentiment and protests. Just try to social distance, wear masks and be wary of hand-to-face virus transfer.
Many of us have had enough of black people being brutalised by a minority of racist cops.