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No.10’s Command and Control Problem – plus Biden and Britain
What’s the reality of No.10’s control over government? Is our supposedly superpowered centre really strong enough to command all the organs of state? Do we have too many generalists and too few specialists, and do we even need Special Advisors? Nick Timothy, Theresa May’s former Chief of Staff, joins us to look at the dismal science of “deliverology”. Plus, what will Joe Biden’s arrival mean for Britain? And what was it like dealing with Donald Trump from within No.10?
“I mainly spend my time thinking ‘Thank God I’m not advising a Prime Minister right now’…” – Nick Timothy
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