As others see us....
I think it is fair to say that the UK’s reputation abroad has rarely been worse than it is now.
A country run by a perpetual liar, who pursues policies that everyone knows don’t make sense and actually damage the country. A country that is willing to break international law and break its long established rule of law, that is considering withdrawing from its own human rights obligations, tear up treaties it negotiated and signed and which was humiliated in Afghanistan.
Then it turns out that the PM, no less, claims to have had no idea there were parties being held in his own home. Then he claims that if they did happen they did not break the law, when just by happening they did most definitely break the law. A law he introduced and which the police enforce on everyone but the PM.
If this was happening in Spain or Germany we would all be debating how long would it be before anyone trusted the country again, respected its leadership and abilities, admired its political system and followed its example?
That’s where the UK is.
Economics, trade and Brexit, not necessarily in that order but the dog always comes first.