Your Restless Dependents.

It's often salutary to be told what one already knows. The existence of a semicolonial relationship between Great Britain and the United States is one of the most closely guarded open secrets in contemporary politics. It is not in the interest of the ruling circles of either nation that the understanding be admitted. For one thing, it would be offensive to the self-respect of both. It is important to distinguish the differing kinds of reaction to this state of dependency. There is great official concern in England because of the findings of a major opinion poll. The poll shows that a majority of Britons resent the extent of American influence on the British economy, on British defense and on British television.