Low-Flying diplomat

Welcome.

The texts herein are my exploration of my country (and elsewhere) after a career spent representing Britain abroad. You can read more about me here.

I hope the texts stimulate reflection, you find them well written, and you want to read more. I should like to be original. But most wisdom we think we have unearthed for the first time has already long been known.

I also like to think self-indulgence is an unattractive trait, but there are few things more self-indulgent than publishing one’s own writing. Please give feedback on whatever you read to keep me honest about my aspirations.

6 September 2022

Hope in London’s suburbs

28 September 2022 by brucebucknell, posted in Rambling on

Walking the Thames-Down Link I began walking around my country from my hometown. That’s Kingston-upon-Thames, no longer a town but one of the outer boroughs of Greater London. It’s a comfortable place and has a long history: Saxon kings were crowned here over a millennium ago. It remained an important crossing point over the lower … Continue reading Hope in London’s suburbs

Whither Brexit

4 September 20226 September 2022 by brucebucknell, posted in Uncategorized

Brexit has been the biggest foreign policy issue of the last decade. It is still unfinished business: the next government will need to take some decisions, above all on the Northern Ireland Protocol. But there are many other pressing matters to address. Rather than rush headlong into taking action that the government might quickly regret, … Continue reading Whither Brexit

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