Feature Sir John Simon David Dutton asks whether Simon was the 'Worst Foreign Secretary since Ethelred the Unready'. David Dutton | Published in History Review Issue 43 September 2002 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. Interwar periodBritainPolitical Popular articles Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome