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The New York Times has published yet another anti-Britain story, this time stating the nation is 'languishing' and hailing strike-happy RMT leader Mick Lynch as a 'national hero'.
In its latest attempt to wade into British national affairs, the US paper said Britons had been 'abandoned by the government', adding 'people are stepping up'.
The outlet has increasingly published stories which critics consider to be anti-British, including slamming both police and the monarchy in the past few months.
'Britain is languishing, and the signs are everywhere,' the article reads.
'Inflation is in double digits... National Health Service is on life support, public transport is sputtering, and post-Brexit worker shortages are widespread. Food banks, which barely existed a decade ago, are at breaking point, and 14.5 million people are in poverty. Winter is here, and it's bleak.'
The New York Times has published yet another anti-Britain story, opining the nation is 'languishing' and hailing strike-happy RMT leader Mick Lynch as a 'national hero'
In its latest attempt to wade into British national affairs, the US paper said Britons had been 'abandoned by the government', adding 'people are stepping up'
The article headline read: Britain is miserable, but Britons are fighting back
The article was written by British guest contributor Rachel Shabi, who shared it to Twitter before noting journalists at the publication had urged readers not to engage with NYTimes platforms that day as they went on strike for better pay and conditions.
Several critics noted the 'weird timing' of the article praising strikes at the same time that so many unionised staff had walked out.
Elsewhere in the opinion piece, Ms Shabi noted 'Britain is witnessing industrial action on a scale not seen in decades'.
Despite mounting public outrage over train strikes which are threatening to ruin Christmas, Ms Shabi insisted there is plenty of support for the decision.
She wrote: 'Mick Lynch, the leader of the transport union that has been at the forefront of strikes, has become an unlikely national hero.'
Mr Lynch and other rail union barons have been accused of 'holding the country to ransom' by targeting passengers trying to travel home for Christmas.
In announcing the strikes would go ahead earlier this week, Mr Lync acknowledged 'the travelling public will be really disappointed, irritated and angry' but claimed the union had 'no choice'.
The article was written by British guest contributor Rachel Shabi, who shared it to Twitter before noting journalists at the publication had urged readers not to engage with NYTimes platforms that day as they went on strike for better pay and conditions
Mick Lynch announced the new action for the Christmas period this week after pay talks broke down with rail bosses
Ms Shabi (pictured) is a British NYT contributor who specialises in progressive politics, migration and counter-extremism
More than 40,000 rail workers will walk out from 6pm on Christmas Eve until 6am
