At Guildhall to hear infinitely wise @nickmacpherson2 on a century of economic crises 
He’s being introduced by the Sheriff of the City of London and by @edballs
Lord Macpherson praises George Osborne for appointing a “devil’s advocate”, whose job was to argue against the consensus view in meetings
He says he was personally surprised by govt adverts saying we are leaving EU on 31 Oct, when parliament has legislated against it if ne deal
“If I were the accounting officer for those adverts I would expect a direction,” Nick Macpherson says
Nick Macpherson compares Treasury to a Leninist cell: furious argument until the line is agreed & then everyone gets behind it
