Not it seems a particularly productive G7 summit. That's in line with most of them to be honest. But also a lost opportunity for the Global Britain project. As has been stated so frequently there is a large chasm between UK domestic politics / media and global realities.
Global Britain is right now destined to be seen as a domestic media management project (look at how impressive we are) more than a realistic project to put the UK on a world stage (which would involve money, serious negotiation etc).
A UK-Australia trade deal doesn't change that given economic and trade insignificance. Unless taking more lamb and beef from Australia, and a few pennies off a bottle of wine, is the new definition of Global Britain.
Meanwhile on the global stage attention turns to the NATO summit, and whether that does more for US aims to build common positions against the rise of China. A challenging agenda to say the least.
NB just to give an example of the problem of Global Britain. Is the BBC (a) an institution projecting UK soft power abroad and therefore one to be cherished, or (b) a hive of leftie woke culture to be undermined and weakened?
It cannot be both.
It cannot be both.
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