Interesting as always. One person you omit from the Cameron years is Heseltine who came back as an adviser on “rebalancing” (if you remember that slogan). He was given support from officials (including me) and latterly an office in what was then BIS. He was certainly a big influence on the devolution deals approach adopted by Osborne, as well as an advocate for metro mayors. Is there a similar figure around for Starmer?
A very fair point. Rebalancing Thatcherism too! I can't think of a Starmer equivalent (unless John McDonnell is given some advisory role, maybe on airport capacity...)
Interesting as always. One person you omit from the Cameron years is Heseltine who came back as an adviser on “rebalancing” (if you remember that slogan). He was given support from officials (including me) and latterly an office in what was then BIS. He was certainly a big influence on the devolution deals approach adopted by Osborne, as well as an advocate for metro mayors. Is there a similar figure around for Starmer?
A very fair point. Rebalancing Thatcherism too! I can't think of a Starmer equivalent (unless John McDonnell is given some advisory role, maybe on airport capacity...)