Shakespeare told us ‘all the world’s a stage’ - but it’s the world stage that seduces Prime Ministers

Shakespeare told us ‘all the world’s a stage’ - but it’s the world stage that seduces Prime Ministers

“Remember there’s few votes to be had in this game, but plenty you can lose” I remember being given this sage political advice when I entered the Foreign Office. Sage because it both reflects a general rule of thumb about foreign affairs and in the end my own experience. The job so often became managing problems to the extent they didn’t damage the UK, rather than won elections. One of the last projects I worked on at the BBC a decade ago was so…

Shakespeare told us ‘all the world’s a stage’ – but it’s the world stage that seduces Prime Ministers - Conservative Angle

“Remember there’s few votes to be had in this game, but plenty you can lose” I remember being given this sage political advice when I entered the Foreign Office. Sage because it both reflects a general rule of thumb about foreign affairs and in the end my own experience. The job so often became managing problems to the extent they didn’t damage the UK, rather than won elections. One of the last projects I worked on at the BBC a decade ago was so…