Author: Embassy Team

Conservative 30% Labour 15% Hung Parliament 56% In what was the most unpredictable general election in a generation, diplomats called the election outcome, forecasting a…

Yes 87% No 13% Yes 34% No 40% Maybe 24% London’s diplomats have given their overwhelming approval to the design of the new US Embassy…

Yes 13% No 87% Diplomatic receptions are “essential tools of the trade” and not a waste of money, the latest survey has revealed. In the…

Yes 50% No 50% Diplomats remain confident that the divide between the developed and developing world over the shape of a climate change agreement can…

Conservatives – 46% Labour – 16% Hung parliament – 23% Unpredictable – 15% The Conservatives are likely to win next year’s general election, but victory is…

Better – 57% Worse – 29% Same – 14% Yes – 64% No – 36% British MPs are better than other parliamentarians around the world,…

Yes – 55% No – 45% The issue of foreign ministries employing local staff at their embassies in hostile countries has split London’s diplomatic corps,…

Yes (so far) –80% Too early to say – 20% An overwhelming majority of London’s diplomats – from every region – have welcomed the foreign…

Career – 50% Political – 17% Depends on person 33% After every US Presidential election Potomac Fever sweeps through Washington as officials and loyal campaign…

Barack Obama – 91% John McCain – 9%