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How Sue Gray and Isabel Oakeshott Got on the Wrong Side of Westminster's Revolving Doors
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How Sue Gray and Isabel Oakeshott Got on the Wrong Side of Westminster's Revolving Doors

The story of these two women tells us a huge amount about how power really works in the UK.

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Mar 04, 2023
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The treatment of Sue Gray and Isabel Oakeshott over the past week tells us a huge amount about how power really works in the UK.

On the face of it these two women could not be more different. Gray is a hugely experienced civil servant who was relied upon for her calm discretion and good judgement by multiple ministers and prime ministers over many years. Oakeshott, by contrast, is a hugely controversial figure with a notorious reputation for pursuing her own interests at any cost.

Yet in recent days both have seen their reputations torn apart by a political and media establishment that, to differing degrees, has decided they have simply stepped beyond the bounds.

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