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Lord Mark Sedwill on global crises and the merits of fusing national power

Britain’s 2018 “fusion doctrine” was an effort to bring together the elements of national power to enhance the country’s security and strategic interests under the post-Brexit “global Britain”.    Its architect, Lord Mark Sedwill, is today’s guest. He assesses the key global trends, challenges and …

Dealing with Trump and the Taliban: the Mark Sedwill interview

How do you handle President Trump? Is China a national security threat to the UK - and should it be allowed its new 'Super Embassy' in central London? And could a future government potentially strike a migrant returns deal with the Taliban? These are just some of the questions Amber, Mark, and Marc…

Michael Gove Lobbied Government Officials to Hand Conservative Donor Multimillion Pound Covid Contract

Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features SUBSCRIBE TODAY Michael Gove personally lobbied Government officials to ensure that the award of a multimillion pound Covid testing contract to a Conservat…

In conversation with Mark Sedwill, former UK Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser

"We need to recognise that that we're in a world of power, blocks of raw power."  Lord Sedwill, Chair of our Geopolitical Advisory Board and former UK Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser brings decades of experience at the centre of government and national security. In this episode, he …

413. Leading in the eye of the storm - Lord Mark Sedwill GCMG FRGS

Mark Sedwill, Baron Sedwill of Sherborne GCMG FRGS, is a is cross-bench peer and a member of Parliament’s Joint Committee on national security. Lord Sedwill is Chair of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and of the Atlantic & Pacific Future Forums (APFF). He is a non-executive…

Mid-term prime ministers - Episode 1: preparing for change

Becoming prime minister is a job like no other. The arrival of Andy Burnham is the latest in the UK’s recent history of prime ministers coming to the job mid-way through a parliament. Mid-term prime ministers often take over after crisis, political upheaval or the sheer weight of the job have put p…

Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 1: Preparing for change

Our first episode explores the recent history of mid-term changes of prime minister from John Major to Rishi Sunak. Speaking to senior officials and advisers involved, we go behind the scenes of the preparation and leadership contests, the context in which they took over, and find out what kind of …

Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 2: The Transition

Becoming prime minister is a job like no other. The arrival of Andy Burnham is the latest in the UK’s recent history of prime ministers coming to the job mid-way through a parliament. Mid-term prime ministers often take over after crisis, political upheaval or the sheer weight of the job have put p…

Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 3: Adjusting to the role

Every new prime minister arrives in No.10 with a view about what brought down their predecessor as well as a ringside seat to the downfall. So after convincing their colleagues why a change of PM is necessary, what happens when the new PM's belief in his or her skills and talents meet the reality o…

Lies and secrets

UK Covid inquiry reveals unpleasant materialUploaded 31-10-23https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwLLflmJuC8Dominic Cummings“1000 times worse than my language was the underlying insanity of the situation in Number 10.”Start of 2020UK’s first national lockdown, considered a “completely crazy idea”“no wa…