Andrew Adonis
The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Andrew Adonis is a seasoned politician and policy advisor known for his commitment to reforming public services and education in the UK. This interview highlights his determination to drive change and his belief in the importance of addressing contemporary challenges like Brexit.
“The state would imply the government owns as they don't. I think there's too much state influence over. But the key issue here is have you got the balance right? And my argument has been that you've been too much splitting the difference, having one side on the other side on, not standing up for the facts.”
“Biographer and COA friend. And actually, I think of him every day because he was passionate about Europe. He was also, of course, Britain's only president of the European Commission. I know with absolute certainty that he would have thought the right thing to do now was to fight the pro-European cause.”
“Yes, I do. I think the biggest mistake I've made in my political career was not to seek to enter the House of Commons. And there were very good reasons for it at the time, not least because I didn't think I'd be staying in politics for long. I saw myself as a public service reformer who would move on.”
“We are a brilliant democracy. We are the best democracy in the world. And the way that Brexit will be defeated is by the operation of our democracy, either by Parliament on mature consideration when it sees the treaty, saying, I'm sorry this doesn't add up, or what I think is more credible because there was a referendum on a menu without…”
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson — The Andrew Adonis One
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