Monthly Archives: October 2018

In praise of the PM’s Parliamentary Private Secretary

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Andrew Defty

I have become transfixed by Prime Minister’s Questions, but not by the weekly joust between the PM and the Leader of the Opposition. I am fascinated, instead, by what is going on just over the Prime Minister’s right shoulder. The MP sitting just behind … Continue reading →

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Who governs? Knowing your Secretary of State from your Parliamentary Private Secretary

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Andrew Defty

If one were to ask a random selection of the public on any high street in the UK, who they think runs the country, while the answers would be varied and perhaps laced with a healthy dose of scepticism about … Continue reading →

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