Show 245 - Gabriel Milland
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2021
⏱️ 119 minutes
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Summary
Get comfy on the sofa because you are in for a treat. Gabriel Milland is one of the country's finest opinion researchers. After working alongside Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings at Education, he was Special Adviser to the Prime Minister from March to July 2020. Gabriel takes us inside Number 10 during the first months of the pandemic and his role in tracking public opinion during that time. This is a treasure trove of political insights, many of which may contradict perceived wisdom. A fascinating insider account of being at the heart of government during a global crisis, this is also a cautionary tale for Labour. Gabriel is a former Labour activist and he explains how Labour has fundamentally misunderstood the character and appeal of Boris Johnson.
Follow Gabriel on Twitter: @gabrielmilland
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| 0:00.0 | News of the global climate crisis come way on our minds. |
| 0:03.6 | Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, |
| 0:06.8 | leaving us paralyzed when we need to act. |
| 0:09.2 | This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change. |
| 0:14.2 | Did you know, according to the National Grid, |
| 0:16.7 | Great Britain produced a record amount of wind-powered electricity in 2022, |
| 0:21.6 | replacing fossil fuels with green power is a core way for the world to tackle the impacts of climate change. |
| 0:28.0 | If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, |
| 0:30.9 | EONNEXT have created a range of resources, |
| 0:33.6 | such as guided meditations or green noise soundscapes. |
| 0:36.9 | Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app. |
| 0:51.4 | Hello and welcome to the Political Party. |
| 0:53.2 | Today's guest is Gabriel Milland, who's a partner at Portland Communications. |
| 0:56.8 | He'd also been a partner at Public First, |
| 0:59.2 | but he's here today to talk predominantly about his time, |
| 1:02.0 | a special advice to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson between March and July 2020, |
| 1:06.9 | when coronavirus first hit. |
| 1:08.9 | He was inside number 10, |
| 1:11.2 | and his insights about public opinion during that time, |
| 1:14.9 | and why do public opinion stuff? |
| 1:17.3 | This is amazing. |
| 1:18.9 | So I know it's long. |
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