France and Germany are making friendly noises. So why won’t the UK be able to rejoin the EU any time soon? Unfortunately for those of us who would like to see this happen, there are three enormous problems. #eu #rejoin #burnham #lessonsindiplomacy #membership

HOW BAD WAS AND IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN in the British Foreign Office? Includes a terrible quote from the 1930s. Full details in Chapter 15 of my book “Lessons in Diplomacy”, entitled “How to make diplomacy reflect our changing world”. #lessonsindiplomacy #booktok #diplomacy #diplomat #book

How to ace interviews: one of the worst mistakes of my nearly-not-career was at least a great learning experience. One of the lessons in my book “Lessons in Diplomacy: Politics, Power and Parties”. #lessonsindiplomacy #booktok #diplomacy #diplomat #book