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Friday, 3rd October 2008

Justin Forsyth's promotion is a smart move

Matthew d'Ancona 1:26pm

If the reports about Justin Forsyth are true, this is a smart move. Forsyth, a man with a background in international development, is one of the cleverest people in Number Ten and also one of the most courteous. I travelled with him on the Brown trip to Camp David and the UN last year as he was busy with the Darfur resolution, and he was the very model of what a Downing Street official should be. It was striking, even then, that the PM trusted him go to the back of the plane to brief the hacks on the deal that was being brokered in New York and – by common consent – Forsyth lived up to that trust by his performance. He would drain much of the poison from the Government’s press operation and give it gravitas and charm.

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Frank P

October 3rd, 2008 9:17pm Report this comment

Any relation to our J Forsyth?

James Forsyth

October 4th, 2008 11:19am Report this comment

Frank, None at all.

Frank P

October 5th, 2008 12:17am Report this comment

Oh, good!

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