Sentences with phrase «conservative spad»

Mr Osborne and Mr Cameron were the rising stars of the Conservative SpAd classes ahead of the 1997 election when the Conservative campaign guide stated.

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Bernard Jenkin, the Conservative chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Pacac), told Civil Service World that he believed the change had echoes of Tony Blair's decision to allow a small number of Spads — including director of communications Alastair Campbell — to give instructions to officials.
«It is obviously disappointing that the Conservative party does not want to open up the work of spads to public scrutiny now, especially since many of them do a very useful job listening to outside groups and bringing their views to bear in government.
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