Graham Brady
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Graham Brady is a seasoned politician who plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between party leadership and backbench concerns. This interview highlights his diplomatic approach to leadership, focusing on collaboration and communication to navigate complex political landscapes.
“Course. I've never said that you can't have a good comprehensive school, and there are many good comprehensive schools. I think it's actually harder to run a good comprehensive school because you've got to educate a much broader spectrum of academic ability within one school, and I think one of the problems you tend to get much bigger sch…”
“Astonishing, isn't it, Dick? Yes, I have seen most permutations of this, as did my predecessor as chairman of the United States The Committee, Michael Spicey. He wrote about it in his diaries, which are available from all good booksellers. I'm not on commission.”
“Certainly, and was delighted when the Prime Minister indicated she was going to give her support and the government's support to it. But essentially, I started this process immediately after, well, certainly immediately after the rejection of the withdrawal agreement by 232 vote majority, but arguably I started it before that because I'd…”
“I think there are two things. The big general thing I was 12 when Margaret Thatcher came to office in 1979 and British politics was very exciting. You couldn't be agnostic. You had either to think that she was doing a good thing or not.”
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