Generation 112

The Diary of Lady A.

What am I doing here? - 2011-11-03

Would someone be so kind to tell me why I am here? I am summoned, I come. It's a matter of courtesy and respect for hierarchy. My two Barroso-Van Rompuy hierarchies agreed on that point. I must be there, that's all. On a Sunday... It was not written in the contract. You'd believe they don’t have a life. Who would meet on sundays, having meetings that end up late?...

A surprise visit - 2011-12-02

A few days ago, I experienced a pretty exciting episode of my term: a surprise visit to Libya! My team had prepared this for weeks. Arriving in Libya without anyone waiting for me, a whirlwind tour, a summit meeting with the new leaders, the formal opening of the Delegation of the European Union, that was the plan. Just like a Head of state! Bodyguards and honors for me alone! We put...

Social networks and I - 2011-11-14

Dear diary, Popularity can not be bought. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have done their best to push me to the front of the stage. They made me a figure of British politics. 2005 and 2006 were good years, as I was elected Minister and Politician of the year. I really believed I was going places, first, with national positions in London and then with an international stature in Brussels by...