Mad, SpAd and Dangerous to Know: The Power of Special Advisors

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Who has the new PM surrounded herself with – and how much power do they wield? Alex Rees is joined by columnist, Bunker regular and Westminster gossip maven Marie Le Conte to discuss the cosy coterie of hardcore conservative think tanks shaping her policy, and what it takes for a political obsessive to be by a minister’s ear. “For junior roles, you need to prove your loyalty from the get-go, and only then are you rewarded.” “Truss is the continuity candidate of Boris Johnson.” “Truss is firmly from the small-state side of the party.” “Think tanks have created a space where, in the long run, they can influence policy.” Written, presented and edited by Alex Rees with guest Marie Le Conte. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Music: Kenny Dickinson. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.8	Dominic Cummings spectacularly quit as Boris Johnson's chief advisor back in 2020 over his breach of
1:16.0	lockdown at Barnard Castle.
1:17.0	He's been redesigning Whitehall on his sub-stack account ever since.
1:20.4	After a dramatic start, Liz Truss is in number 10, building the team that will lead her into the next general election.
1:25.6	It's a merry band of free marketeers, acolites of the election guru Linton Crosby,
1:29.7	and a trained harpsichordist. But who are the people closest to her ear? Who, if anyone, is the next Dominic
1:35.8	Cummings.
1:36.8	Joining me today is a woman who was once confused for Liz Truss at a Drinks' reception in Westminster.
1:41.1	Its bonker regular and author of Escape
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