David Cameron’s performance has been sound. But his message is exceptionally bleak.
The British government's Foreign Secretary, David Cameron (pictured above), made comments about the current situation. The photograph was taken by Simon Dawson and was released by No 10 Downing Street.
During the weekend, David Cameron put on an outstanding show. All the people I talked to were comforted by his performance. An old acquaintance even said, "I'm happy he's back and almost willing to pardon him for Brexit."
However, there is a contradiction. Despite the fact that the Foreign Secretary appeared to uplift the public's mood, his statement was gloomy. He provided no comfort or reassurance (I am quoting Chesterton, not Trevor Huddlestone). It's been a while since a British politician, who deserves the title of statesman, has given such a pessimistic evaluation of the global state of affairs.
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