“One of the points of having a permanent, impartial civil service is so that there is continuity across government.” 🎙️Editor of Civil Service World Suzannah Brecknell joins Tom Brown in episode three to unpack the role of civil servants and their crucial function in advising ministers.

I'm on BBC Radio 5 Live with Matt Chorley at 3pm today talking about my book 'The Mind of the Minister' linktr.ee/themindofthemi… Do listen in if you can

Yesterday I was on Matt Chorley’s show on BBC Radio 5 Live discussing the government and the civil service with Tom Brown, author of The Mind of the Minister (out today), Dame Una O’Brien and Rt Hon Alistair Burt. Fascinating conversation - starts at 1.06.20. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

💥The Mind of the Minister: Restoring trust between ministers and civil servants by Tom Brown is out now🎉 🗣️Drawing on interviews with former government ministers and Permanent Secretaries – including Vince Cable, Caroline Flint, Rory Stewart, Philip Rutnam,

“When you get a message saying Number 10 says this, you have to find out who is behind that.” 🎙️Tom Brown sits down with David TC Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 for a candid conversation about life as a minister in episode 4 of Inside the Mind of the Minister. 🎧Out now: linktr.ee/themindofthemi…

Great to be at the launch of friend and colleague Tom Brown’s first book ‘The Mind of the Minister’ this evening - an insight into how we must improve the relationship between ministers and civil servants. Get your copy from Biteback Publishing today: bitebackpublishing.com/books/mind-of-…

Great to attend the excellent book launch for Tom Brown “The Mind of the Minister” I have to say i had a brilliant team of officials, as a Foreign Office Minister, covering North America,Sanctions & Consular Policy Together we made real progress on key areas such as sanctions

Has the media’s relationship with the government become too close? How have the Brexit and COVID years influenced this dynamic? 🎙️ Tom Brown chats with Alan White, Editor-in-Chief of The House and PoliticsHome, about his extensive experience in media, the evolving

This feels topical and timely given yesterday's speech/announcement from the Prime Minister: open.spotify.com/episode/43D26b… Episode 6 of 'Inside the mind of the minister' podcast is out now (on all podcast platforms). This week I was joined by Dame Una O'Brien who shared more wisdom

"Those who aspire to hold office would do well to read Tom Brown’s unique and balanced study of the relationship between ministers and civil servants." 📚 Oliver Wright reviews Tom Brown's 'The Mind of the Minister' | Biteback Publishing bit.ly/3VxpRlq

4pm Magdeburg latest Pelicot investigated in more rape cases Party funding w Jim Pickard 🐋 Pollster Peter Kellner on end of year numbers Tom Brown on his book The Mind Of The Minister

Biteback author Tom Brown gets a question asked and a plug for The Mind of the Minister on the latest episode of The Rest is Politics! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/que… Buy The Mind of the Minister here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/mind-of-…

Great to hear my colleague Tom Brown’s book “The Mind of the Minister” mentioned on The Rest Is Politics this week amzn.to/4j6JiM5

What’s really going on in politics this year? 📚Catch insights for the road ahead with these 8 must-reads: bitebackpublishing.com/posts/new-poli… Prof Azeem Ibrahim OBE | Gerry Hassan | Simon Barrow | Lord Ashcroft | Jon Moynihan | Alan Friedman | Tom Brown | David Skelton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦

And a mention of the ‘pennies in the jar’ trust building analogy from The Mind of the Minister

Rich in insight and anecdote, the book shows politicians and officials are bound together – and sometimes thriving – whether they like it or not civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/artic…

🌟“The Mind of The Minister provides expert guidance on repairing relations between ministers and officials ... Tom Brown lets his subjects speak for themselves, often limiting himself to clarifications and the occasional useful explainer.”✍️Duncan Brown, Civil Service World

Politics isn’t just speeches and elections; it’s what happens behind closed doors. 📚These five books expose the hidden power players, backroom deals and real decision-makers shaping the UK 👉bitebackpublishing.com/posts/understa… Tom Brown | Peter Cardwell | Seb Whale

Fantastic to see Biteback Publishing score another Sunday Times bestseller - this time written by my Total Politics colleague Tom Brown