Britain is so small.’Nearly 30 years later, Britain is shrinking further. Britain is not just smaller, but poorer tooPowell’s is not the only sinuous mind behind the transfer of British territory into foreign hands. Powell’s most significant role during the time he worked for Blair was as an engineer of the Northern Ireland peace process. His role was much more central and determinative than any of Blair’s Northern Ireland secretaries, just as his control of foreign policy now is firmer than either of Starmer’s foreign secretaries has been. He has also been the ally of Sands and Powell in pushing the Chagos surrender on their close friend Starmer.