‘The woke Foreign Office doesn’t stand for Britain’ | Ameer Kotecha

‘The woke Foreign Office doesn’t stand for Britain’ | Ameer Kotecha

On the day Kabul fell to the Taliban, UK Foreign Office diplomats were invited to take part in a panel discussion on World Afro Day. As the Iran War broke out, and a British air base in Cyprus came under attack from Hezbollah, the civil-service intranet was urging mandarins to ‘take charge of their development’. Such woke excesses and HR distractions are merely the tip of the iceberg, according to former diplomat Ameer Kotecha. Here, he explains why he quit the Foreign Office, how it fails to put Britain’s national interest first, and how foreign policy is being swayed by sectarian voting blocs. Get tickets for the spiked summit – a brand-new flagship live event bringing spiked’s writers and high-profile friends together for a day of bold debate, live Q&As and on-stage exchanges in Westminster, London. Find out more and book here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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61: Julia Hartley-Brewer: 'We're all bored of this Pestminster witch-hunt'

61: Julia Hartley-Brewer: 'We're all bored of this Pestminster witch-hunt'

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60: Thomas Frank: 'Trump proves that anything is possible'

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59: 'We’re beginning to find sex disgusting'

59: 'We’re beginning to find sex disgusting'

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58: 'Free speech is crucial in the battle of ideas'

58: 'Free speech is crucial in the battle of ideas'

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57: 'This is becoming a sexual Salem'

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56: Munira Mirza: 'I've been called a race denier'

56: Munira Mirza: 'I've been called a race denier'

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55: ‘The Catalan crisis confirms the EU is tearing nations apart’

55: ‘The Catalan crisis confirms the EU is tearing nations apart’

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