Author of Woke FCDO Report Is Anti-Tory Who Quit Over Truss Government

A lot of attention is being given on this recess Monday to a report from ex-diplomats urging the government to “modernise” the FCDO by “looking forward to 2040“. Apparently pursuing national interest is no longer a worthy goal…

Among complaints is that the Foreign Office building on King Charles Street “speaks of our past rather than our future” because it has old paintings in it and reminds guests of previous British achievements – “The UK has sought to project an image of ‘greatness’ to the world that today seems anachronistic”.[…] Read the rest