By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 11:20 EST, 31 August 2012 | UPDATED: 11:28 EST, 31 August 2012 'Relax: Foreign Secretary William Hague said in an interview that Britain should move on from its past and look to the future Britain should abandon its 'post-colonial guilt' as the rest of the world does not care about the old empire any more, William Hague said today. The Foreign Secretary also said most countries will have a positive view of the UK because of the Olympics, adding this can be used to be more ambitious on the international stage. He added that Britain belongs to a 'networked world' where old grudges against us are dying out.
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'I think we should just relax. It’s a long time ago,' The Foreign Minister said.
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Mr Hague added the UK should instead build on the international goodwill built up by London 2012
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