.@paulg always great but he makes a mistake that is v common among vv successful people: 'politicians are domain experts in political tactics, like how to get elected'. Weird but true: most know *surprisingly little* re how to get elected, campaigns are often provably irrational
https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1390270768605433858
If you want examples then I highly recommend this with @juliagalef @davidshor. NB. you hardly ever see how politics/power really works in mainstream media. You have to look elsewhere for useful info: static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/46827…
E.g PM's private secretary on econ, SG, has more influence on what happens than any in Cabinet except PM/CHX. PM's PS on EU, JE, more influence on Brexit negotiations than any in Cabinet except PM. You'll find literally 0 coverage or explanation of such important facts in media
Such influence is often good for the country as many in No10 PS team are much smarter/more able than the CAB minister. My point is: how power truly works is not well understood by political media or even by most MPs/ministers
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