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The \u201cspecial relationship\u201d has been strained this week, following the leak of frank diplomatic cables. The conditions of Sir Kim Darroch\u2019s departure are a window into both Britain\u2019s current politics and its future. International development projects don\u2019t always work, and often the problem is scale: what works for a few may not work for many. And, why, in a country with a riot of regional accents, do almost all British politicians sound the same?