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Warning over 'Thick of It' SpAds

Warning over 'Thick of It' SpAds
A committee of MPs has called on ministers to be more careful about who they appoint as special advisers as it warns there is “more than a grain of truth” in how SpAds are depicted in the satire the Thick of It. The Public Administration Select Committee report says there must be improved training to ensure SpAds are neither “political bag carriers” nor “shady characters practicing the political dark arts”.

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