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BFP10: 16-22 Jan. Buckle Up.
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from a week in UK politics that stank of corruption and rule breaking: 10 of the best reports,...

Tim Oliver
Jan 23, 20232 min read


BFP10: 19.12.2022-15.01.2023 New Year, New Foreign Policy?
Apologies for the prolonged absence over Christmas and New Year. Below is a longer list than the usual weekly list of 10 reports,...

Tim Oliver
Jan 15, 20235 min read


BFP10: 12.12-18.12 Snowball Diplomacy
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from a week when heavy snow didn’t stop a slew of speeches and reports on UK foreign policy: 10 of...

Tim Oliver
Dec 18, 20222 min read


BFP10: 4.12-11.12: More Brexit Cases
Below are my British Foreign Policy 10 from a week filled mainly with news about Harrys (the Meghan and England versions) and yet more...

Tim Oliver
Dec 11, 20222 min read


BFP10: 29.11-3.12 ‘Robust Pragmatism’
Speaking this week to the Lord mayor’s Banquet, a speech in which prime ministers traditionally focus on foreign affairs (the city...

Tim Oliver
Dec 4, 20223 min read


BFP10: 21.11-28.11 Talking to EU
This week some of the narratives that have defined Britain’s post-Brexit international relations came briefly into touch with painful...

Tim Oliver
Nov 28, 20223 min read


BFP10: 14.11-20.11 This is going to hurt
It was a week of global summits, stray missiles that could have started global war, and in Britain a budget that will make Britons worlds...

Tim Oliver
Nov 21, 20223 min read


Global England - Global Britain?
Contested English views of nation and sovereignty shaped Brexit and took the UK out of the EU. Could similarly contested views of...

Tim Oliver
Nov 18, 20221 min read


BFP10: 7.11-13.11 That’s not my Brexit
British politics is still operating in the shadow of the mini-budget of 23 September and the uncertainty of the forthcoming 17 November...

Tim Oliver
Nov 14, 20223 min read


BFP10: 31.10~6.11 A normal week for UK government?
After the chaos of the past few weeks the most remarkable thing about the past week was how relatively calm it was. As one Tory MP told...

Tim Oliver
Nov 6, 20223 min read


BFP10: 24.10~30.10 It's the economy, stupid.
Another week, another new prime minister. Rishi Sunak's climb to the top of British politics and government has been rapid. He only...

Tim Oliver
Oct 30, 20224 min read


BFP10: 17.10~23.10 The lettuce won
As many expected, the Daily Star’s lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as PM. At least British humour is on top form right now. The same cannot...

Tim Oliver
Oct 23, 20223 min read


BFP10: 10.10~16.10 'Dear, oh dear.'
Last week I wrote of the relative peace that seemed to have emerged after a hectic period in British politics. Of course, the instability...

Tim Oliver
Oct 16, 20223 min read


BFP10: 3.10~9.10 The name’s Britain… ‘Great’ Britain
After the turmoil of the past few weeks, the last few days have been somewhat calmer. Critical discussion and analysis continues into...

Tim Oliver
Oct 9, 20222 min read


BFP-10 26.9~2.10 KamiKwazi foreign policy
British politics this week has been dominated by the political and economic fallout from the ‘mini-budget’ delivered last Friday by...

Tim Oliver
Oct 2, 20223 min read


BFP10:19.9~25.9 His Majesty’s Government announces…
Yet another momentous week in British politics and foreign policy. The Queen’s State Funeral on Monday captured the world’s attention. It...

Tim Oliver
Sep 25, 20223 min read


British Foreign policy 10:12.9~18.9 -- The Queue
News this past week has of course been dominated by coverage of the late Queen's lying-in-state. There have been lots more good pieces...

Tim Oliver
Sep 18, 20223 min read


British Foreign Policy10: 5.9~11.9 ---- HM the Queen
It’s not hyperbole to say that this was one of, if not the most momentous and memorable week in British life and politics for a long...

Tim Oliver
Sep 11, 20222 min read


British Foreign Policy 10: 29.8~4.9
Each week I bookmark a great many items - articles, blog posts, reports, videos and much more - on British foreign policy. Sometimes I...

Tim Oliver
Sep 4, 20222 min read


Dante Plaques
The following is reposted from my old blogspot account because the file seems to have gone missing. The original post was 28th July 2018....

Tim Oliver
May 12, 20212 min read
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