the British disease

the British disease

That which supposedly plagues British people, government, or society. Used especially in reference to an inability or unwillingness to be as productive as possible. The real British disease is not complacency or unrest, but the desire to achieve short-term goals at the cost of investing in long-term, sustainable economic policies.See also: British, disease

the British disease

a problem or failing supposed to be characteristically British, especially (formerly) a proneness to industrial unrest. informalSee also: British, disease