Thanks for that, Katrina. It's encouraging to read that the UK has contributed £548m towards covid vaccinations as well as encouraging other countries to pledge a further $1bn. However, looking at the associated tweet from Raab, it's rather less encouraging to read comments from below the line like this: "We should be looking after the people in the uk first before worrying about other country’s." Why not do both?Coincidentally, Chatham House has just published a paper (https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/01/global-britain-global-broker)by its Director, Robin Niblett, in which he argues that, rather than reincarnating itself as a miniature great power, the country has the chance to remain internationally influential if it serves as the broker of solutions to global challenges.Makes a change from the (probably apocryphal) army recruiting slogan of "Join the Army; travel to exotic, distant lands; meet exciting, unusual people - and kill them."
Richard Carter ● 1907d