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1. www.channel4.com › news › adam-smith-jeremy-hunt-andAdam Smith, Jeremy Hunt, and the fall of the ‘spad’

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   May 24, 2012 · One month on, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s career hangs in the balance, while his special adviser, Adam Smith, announced his resignation on the morning of 25 April, admitting that his...

2. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsSpecial adviser data releases: numbers and costs, July 2023 ...

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   Jul 20, 2023 · Special advisers are a critical part of the team supporting ministers. They add a political dimension to the advice and assistance available to ministers while reinforcing the political...

3. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukJeremy Hunt told me to quit, says former special adviser Adam ...

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   May 25, 2012 · Mr Smith, who quit as Mr Hunt's special adviser last month after admitting he got too close to Mr Michel, said much of the lobbyist's email was factually accurate but disputed its tone.

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5. blogs.lse.ac.uk › special-advisers-smithThe role of special advisers should be clarified and there ...

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   Jun 27, 2012 · Special advisers were recently back in the news again with the resignation of Adam Smith who, as Jeremy Hunt’s special adviser, was forced to take the blame for inappropriate contacts with News International at a time when the minister was acting in a ‘quasi-judicial’ role.

6. www.spectator.co.uk › article › hunt-s-specialHunt's special adviser resigns | The Spectator

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   Apr 25, 2012 · uk politics. There’s been a resignation this morning, but it is not Jeremy Hunt’s. Instead, it’s his special adviser Adam Smith. Smith’s departure before Hunt’s Commons statement at 12:30 is...

7. www.spectator.co.uk › article › hunt-s-henchmenHunt's henchmen return to power | The Spectator

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   Oct 17, 2022 · Adam Smith was forced to resign in 2012 as Hunt’s spad over the BskyB bid when the latter served as Culture Secretary after apparently speaking to News Corp without Hunt’s permission.

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   Who is Adam Smith?

   • One month on, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s career hangs in the balance, while his special adviser, Adam Smith, announced his resignation on the morning of 25 April, admitting that his contact with the Murdoch-controlled News Corporation “went too far”.

   Adam Smith, Jeremy Hunt, and the fall of the ‘spad’

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   What is a special adviser?

   • Since special advisers were first introduced in the 1970s they have regularly hit the headlines. Under Margaret Thatcher, special advisers were seen as a mechanism for providing the prime minister with advice to counter her departmental ministers.

   The role of special advisers should be clarified and there must be more

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   Do special advisers provide ministers with deniability?

   • Already we have seen that one of the issues with special advisers is that they provide ministers with deniability. It was the defence of both Gordon Brown and Jeremy Hunt in the case of Damon McBride and Adam Smith respectively.

   The role of special advisers should be clarified and there must be more

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   Is it hard to give up a special adviser?

   • “It can be very hard to give up a special adviser who you’ve found to be so useful to you,” notes Ben Yong, a professor at Durham law school and the co-author of ‘Special Advisers: who they are, what they do and why they matter’. "The public perception is that you’re a wanker, that you're there to wield power, and to further your own career"

   Living in the dark: the truth about special advisers - Civil Service World

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9. www.civilserviceworld.com › in-depth › articleLiving in the dark: the truth about special advisers

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   He later went to prison. Adam Smith quit as Jeremy Hunt’s spad in 2012 after providing information to a senior member of News Corp about the government’s thinking on the company’s bid for BSkyB.