'90s Sitcom Star Blames Britain's Knifey Ways On Decolonization, Jedward

“Of course they all go about with knives because it’s exciting. Horrifying! I think they’re bored stiff. Nobody’s said, ‘Hey boys, I want you lot in my ship now, we’re off to have a really immense adventure.’ In the old days, because of Empire, our young men were always going out to do something. And now they’re not. And now we’ve got those same boiling boys and we expect them to sit and watch X Factor! Are we mad?”
–Ab Fab star/Gurkha advocate Joanna Lumley explains how Knifecrime Island got that way.