Letter From London

Letter From London Destiny Catches up with George Brown COLM BROGAN

Mr. George Brown has now reached a position that is certainly impressive, though not necessarily entirely envi- able. He comes a very close second to weather as a staple of conversation. “Pretty nippy today, but you have to expect it at this time of the year. It’s seasonable and at least it’s dry. Heard the latest about George?” “The latest” never concerns his for- eign policy, about which the public knows and cares nothing, but about the latest example of his personal be- havior which some call idiosyncratic, and others by shorter and more un- kindly words. If this means that the public doesn’t take good old George seriously, it would seem to follow that it doesn’t take British foreign policy seriously, either, wherein it is entire- ly right.

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Letter From London Destiny Catches up with George Brown COLM BROGAN

Mr. George Brown has now reached a position that is certainly impressive, though not necessarily entirely envi- able. He comes a very close second to weather as a staple of conversation. “Pretty nippy today, but you have to expect it at this time of the year. It’s seasonable and at least it’s dry. Heard the latest about George?” “The latest” never concerns his for- eign policy, about which the public knows and cares nothing, but about the latest example of his personal be- havior which some call idiosyncratic, and others by shorter and more un- kindly words. If this means that the public doesn’t take good old George seriously, it would seem to follow that it doesn’t take British foreign policy seriously, either, wherein it is entire- ly right.