Sam White
@samwwhite.bsky.social
Strategist and Political Commentator. Chair of Foundations (children and families). Adviser to Boards and CEOs. Former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer and adviser to Chancellor Alistair Darling. Ex-FTSE exec. Enthusiastic dad
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📸Snapshots | Spads under Starmer: How can Labour’s special advisers do the job well?
@gabrielpogrund.bsky.social, Salma Shah, @samwwhite.bsky.social and @timdurrant.bsky.social, discuss how special advisers can be most effective.
Watch the event💻:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/spads-...
@gabrielpogrund.bsky.social, Salma Shah, @samwwhite.bsky.social and @timdurrant.bsky.social, discuss how special advisers can be most effective.
Watch the event💻:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/spads-...
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
📸Snapshots | Spads under Starmer: How can Labour’s special advisers do the job well?
@gabrielpogrund.bsky.social, Salma Shah, @samwwhite.bsky.social and @timdurrant.bsky.social, discuss how special advisers can be most effective.
Watch the event💻:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/spads-...
@gabrielpogrund.bsky.social, Salma Shah, @samwwhite.bsky.social and @timdurrant.bsky.social, discuss how special advisers can be most effective.
Watch the event💻:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/spads-...
Invited to see @mattchorley.bsky.social on BBC Radio 5 to discuss challenges of today's Spring Statement for the Chancellor; from Schrodinger's tariffs to the brain-melting Hangover of the last decade
With former Tory Treasury adviser Rupert Harrison
Extract below. Full version: lnkd.in/ebGqX96y
With former Tory Treasury adviser Rupert Harrison
Extract below. Full version: lnkd.in/ebGqX96y
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Invited to see @mattchorley.bsky.social on BBC Radio 5 to discuss challenges of today's Spring Statement for the Chancellor; from Schrodinger's tariffs to the brain-melting Hangover of the last decade
With former Tory Treasury adviser Rupert Harrison
Extract below. Full version: lnkd.in/ebGqX96y
With former Tory Treasury adviser Rupert Harrison
Extract below. Full version: lnkd.in/ebGqX96y
Dissecting Starmerism on BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning
TLDR:
🏋🏻♀️ Starmerism is about ‘what works’; not ideology
🧗 All good strategy is context dependent
🗣️ The dual challenge for this government: deliver and tell the story
TLDR:
🏋🏻♀️ Starmerism is about ‘what works’; not ideology
🧗 All good strategy is context dependent
🗣️ The dual challenge for this government: deliver and tell the story
March 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Dissecting Starmerism on BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning
TLDR:
🏋🏻♀️ Starmerism is about ‘what works’; not ideology
🧗 All good strategy is context dependent
🗣️ The dual challenge for this government: deliver and tell the story
TLDR:
🏋🏻♀️ Starmerism is about ‘what works’; not ideology
🧗 All good strategy is context dependent
🗣️ The dual challenge for this government: deliver and tell the story
Always one of the key relationships in British politics… Great to join @saschaosullivan.bsky.social on ‘Westminster Insider’ to discuss working with Alistair Darling, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
🎙️ NEW ep. PMs and their Chancellors: How to survive no11
From Black Wednesday to Gordon Brown, austerity & more. Why Chancellor is the hardest gig in SW1.
George Osborne
Norman Lamont
@theobertram.bsky.social
Sam White
Poppy Mitchell-Rose
Rupert Harrison
www.politico.eu/podcast/west...
From Black Wednesday to Gordon Brown, austerity & more. Why Chancellor is the hardest gig in SW1.
George Osborne
Norman Lamont
@theobertram.bsky.social
Sam White
Poppy Mitchell-Rose
Rupert Harrison
www.politico.eu/podcast/west...
How to survive No 11 Downing Street
With Keir Starmer recently forced to promise his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would stay on until the next election, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan talks to former chancellors and a…
www.politico.eu
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Always one of the key relationships in British politics… Great to join @saschaosullivan.bsky.social on ‘Westminster Insider’ to discuss working with Alistair Darling, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
What makes a good EU reset? Talking to BBC World this Weekend (c23min in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The World This Weekend - 02/02/2025 - BBC Sounds
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
What makes a good EU reset? Talking to BBC World this Weekend (c23min in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The legacy of this week’s resignation might be very significant indeed. The rise of two very talented Labour MPs: Emma Reynolds and Torsten Bell. I’ve worked with both and enjoyed talking to Sky News' Matt Barbet about ‘the strong flavour’ that is Torsten Bell
January 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The legacy of this week’s resignation might be very significant indeed. The rise of two very talented Labour MPs: Emma Reynolds and Torsten Bell. I’ve worked with both and enjoyed talking to Sky News' Matt Barbet about ‘the strong flavour’ that is Torsten Bell
What does Tulip Siddiq’s resignation tell us about this government? Talking it through with Evan Davis on BBC PM programme www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
PM - Tulip Siddiq quits as treasury minister - BBC Sounds
Siddiq’s resignation followed growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What does Tulip Siddiq’s resignation tell us about this government? Talking it through with Evan Davis on BBC PM programme www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
As Keir Starmer sets out his 6 delivery targets today, its a reminder how big a turnaround this is to get the country back on track after a decade of nearly flat living standards, productivity, investment and per capita growth
And the most limited resource might be public patience
lnkd.in/eVk9myqG
And the most limited resource might be public patience
lnkd.in/eVk9myqG
December 5, 2024 at 10:16 AM
As Keir Starmer sets out his 6 delivery targets today, its a reminder how big a turnaround this is to get the country back on track after a decade of nearly flat living standards, productivity, investment and per capita growth
And the most limited resource might be public patience
lnkd.in/eVk9myqG
And the most limited resource might be public patience
lnkd.in/eVk9myqG
I also enjoy going on media and talking about economics, life-chances, sustainability and geopolitics. Here’s a Sky News clip @skynewsrss.bsky.social from last week:
November 27, 2024 at 9:58 AM
I also enjoy going on media and talking about economics, life-chances, sustainability and geopolitics. Here’s a Sky News clip @skynewsrss.bsky.social from last week:
Currently working in a ‘portfolio’ way with some advisory and non-executive roles including Chair of Trustees at Foundations @foundationsww.bsky.social, the What Works Centre for Children and Families. Still trying to grapple with tricky societal challenges through better public policy
November 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Currently working in a ‘portfolio’ way with some advisory and non-executive roles including Chair of Trustees at Foundations @foundationsww.bsky.social, the What Works Centre for Children and Families. Still trying to grapple with tricky societal challenges through better public policy
Just joined Bluesky! I hear everyone posts something like that as a first post… But I hear it’s civilised here. Looking forward to it
November 27, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Just joined Bluesky! I hear everyone posts something like that as a first post… But I hear it’s civilised here. Looking forward to it