Cameron’s Britain has lost America’s respect: The ‘special relationship’ has been compromised by one side that is no longer sure of who it is

All this might be irrelevant to most British people – and even welcome. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were always unpopular. And cutting defence budgets is far more in tune with British sensibility than, say, taking the axe to the National Health Service. Moreover, the UK’s diplomatic service still punches above its weight. The embassy in Washington is among the most respected in town.

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