Visit the hidden Whitehall world of the unelected special advisers.
Encounter their hopes, dreams, rivalries and compromises as they face the challenge of doing the right thing in a role full of tensions. See how they struggle with the civil service, accusations of being the source of leaking, politicians who need to up their game, negotiating with No 10, finding time with the PM, and worrying about physical attacks on their Secretary of State. All this as they try to keep some semblance of family life intact.
Dan Corry entertains and informs us well in Tales of the Unelected.
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“There
are so many tensions and emotional conflicts in being a special adviser
and Dan Corry takes you into that world through this fascinating
collection of stories.”
Ed Balls (former special adviser, minister and Shadow Chancellor)
“It’s
an honour to be a special adviser, as I was, but most of what has been
written about them is of the sensational type. Here, in all its everyday
glory, is a real feel of what it is like.”
Ayesha Hazarika, former special advisor
“Dan
Corry’s subtle and engrossing short stories are the real thing, a
window on the largely hidden lives of the fixers and policymakers of the
political world, the notorious advisers. His compelling authority is no
accident: reader, he was one.”
Robert Peston (Political Editor at ITN)
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