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Summary: The departure of the UK’s ambassador to the EU has ignited a political storm as Brexit looms ever closer. We ask William Patey, Britain’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, and John Everard, former ambassador to North Korea, what makes a good diplomat. Plus: cartoonist Jonathan Guyer on how to lampoon an authoritarian regime and a look at Pitti Uomo in Florence.