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The eight who know Britain’s future

Fraser Nelson discloses the names of the only eight people who ‘speak with any authority’ for Gordon Brown and assesses the significance of this tight-knit ‘Octet’ for the way this country will be governed if the Chancellor succeeds Tony Blair

issue 23 September 2006

Naming the likely winners and losers in a Gordon Brown government has become a favourite parlour game among the political class. Enthusiastic supporters of Tony Blair’s agenda are routinely tipped for a long spell in political Siberia. Anyone with a Scottish accent or an aptitude for statistics is tipped for the top.

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