Louise Casey
The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Louise Casey is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in civil service and charity work, focusing on social reform and homelessness. This interview reveals her determination to challenge existing systems and advocate for effective solutions to pressing societal issues.
“We haven't, and I, you know I'm trying not to be naive, but I think in time my view is that we will realise that you can't have such a vast number of the squeezed middle, the Theresa May expression, the sort of low income.”
“Totally. I mean, you always get, even when in any job where you're looking at things, people often show you around and take you to things and they think if they show you enough, this was the interesting thing about the Met, it's almost the more I think the leaders thought they showed me, the more I would think, well, this happy days, this…”
“Do you have a red coat? Do you know, I never made it. Once they allowed me to wear a yellow coat we had, and I could call the old people's bingo. That was the pinnacle of my red coat career.”
“Yes, I said what I thought. And I didn't realize I wasn't supposed to, if you see what I mean. I didn't come with any of that sense of, you know, obviously I completely respected the politicians that I worked for and I respected my bosses.”
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson — The Louise Casey One
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