Matthew Sinclair (political adviser)

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Matthew Sinclair is a British political consultant. [1] He was the chief economist to Liz Truss when she was Prime Minister. [2]

Career

Sinclair is a former employee of the Institute of Economic Affairs. [3] Sinclair was a director of Deloitte and a former chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance think tank. [4] He was chief economic adviser to the Truss ministry. [5] He ran the No 10 economic unit. [6] Sinclair was an important figure in her economic agenda of cutting taxes. [7] He reportedly supported scrapping HS2 and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. [8] He also supported a reduction in the number of government departments and the abolishment of the Green Investment Bank. [9] With the resignation of Liz Truss, Sinclair left government. In 2023, he was appointed director of the UK branch of the Computer & Communications Industry Association. [10]

Sinclair has been described as a "philosophically-committed right-winger". [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "55 Tufton Street: The other black door shaping British politics". BBC News. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist". POLITICO. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Sinclair Archives". Institute of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  4. ↑ Leake, Natasha (2022-09-28). "Meet the SPADs: who makes up Liz Truss's inner circle?". Tatler. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Trussworld: Meet the new-look team in 10 Downing Street". POLITICO. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  6. ↑ Smyth, Chris (2024-07-10). "No 10 guru Matthew Sinclair is fervent free-marketeer". The Times. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  7. ↑ Parsley, David (2022-09-07). "Liz Truss's new economic advisor is a fan of tax cuts, but prefers life on Mars". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Trussworld: Meet the new-look team in 10 Downing Street". POLITICO. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Liz Truss's New Economic Adviser Wanted To Scrap HS2 And Abolish The Equality And Human Rights Commission". HuffPost UK. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  10. ↑ "Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist". POLITICO. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  11. ↑ Lilico, Andrew (2022-09-06). "I hired Liz Truss's new chief economic adviser. Here's what to expect". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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