Man please thy maker and be merry set not for this world a cherry.
On Boris’ first week at FCO
The foreign secretary spent much of the week looking rather like an old Labrador who has just flushed out a pheasant for the first time and is rather pleased with his unexpected success.
In contrast, his officials looked like children with a new bicycle that they can’t wait to take out for a ride but are worried they might crash.
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee house for the voice of a kingdom.
99% of expensive punditry is noise not signal, tune it out and think for yourself.