> Around the same time, the Foreign Office
> stopped the practice of farewell telegrams.
That is funny - coming from a government that has already provided the
longest valedictory in history for its leader.
That reminded me of a report in the Independent that Tony Blair had already
secured a contract to appear in a play in the West End later in the year.
But when I checked the story I could not not find it! Was my imagination
really working overtime?
That imagination is surely understandable. What will Tony do next to
maintain his position on the centre of the stage?
Ray Thomas
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From: email list for Radical Statistics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Ted Harding
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 11:32 PM
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Subject: In the News I: Diplomatic Language
Hi Folks,
I'm happy to note that Sir Ivor Roberts, Britain's former Ambassador to
Rome, has a taste for my favourite parlour game[1].
On Radio 4 "PM" this evening (about 17:40):
Presenter:
"It's not often that a light is shone on behind-the-scenes
diplomatic activity at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
For many years, it's been a tradition that outgoing British
ambassadors write a farewell telegram. It's not normally
something that bcecomes public but, when Sir Ivor Roberts
stepped down as ambassador to Rome, his trenchant remarks
became public. Around the same time, the Foreign Office
stopped the practice of farewell telegrams.
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