william hague

Foreign Secretary William Hague with UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

James Pamment reviews the British Foreign Secretary's PD legacy 

The Foreign Secretary said the UK was currently the world’s most effective country at using “soft” diplomatic power to influence global events and further its interests. But he said the British have to “confront” the fact some of this power would ebb away if Scotland decided to separate, while Scotland would lose its seat on the “top table” of international institutions.