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    Diplomacy in the Middle East... with Sir Simon Fraser

    Diplomacy in the Middle East... with Sir Simon Fraser

    FromWhitehall Sources

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    Diplomacy in the Middle East... with Sir Simon Fraser

    FromWhitehall Sources

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    Length:
    63 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 19, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Sir Simon Fraser is a British former diplomat who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from August 2010 to July 2015. He joins Calum and Kirsty to discuss diplomatic efforts in Israel. Plus Calum debriefs on the SNP conference, and Kirsty analyses the upcoming by elections in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. Support the podcast by becoming a member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources.

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    Released:
    Oct 19, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (86)

    Two top advisers to our most recent prime ministers analyse the successes and failures of today's politicians, sharing their experiences of working behind the world's most famous door. They are your Whitehall Sources. Kirsty Buchanan worked with Theresa May as PM, and Liz Truss when she was Secretary of State. Oscar Reddrop advised Boris Johnson through crises of our times, including the war in Ukraine and throughout his ultimate downfall. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises.