Matthew Sinclair (political adviser)
Matthew Sinclair is a British political consultant.[1] He was the chief economist to Liz Truss when she was Prime Minister.[2]
Career
[edit]Sinclair is a former employee of the Institute of Economic Affairs.[3] Sinclair was a director of Deloitte and a former chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance think tank.[4] He was chief economic adviser to the Truss ministry.[5] He ran the No 10 economic unit.[6] Sinclair was an important figure in her economic agenda of cutting taxes.[7] He reportedly supported scrapping HS2 and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.[8] He also supported a reduction in the number of government departments and the abolishment of the Green Investment Bank.[9] With the resignation of Liz Truss, Sinclair left government. In 2023, he was appointed director of the UK branch of the Computer & Communications Industry Association.[10]
Sinclair has been described as a "philosophically-committed right-winger".[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "55 Tufton Street: The other black door shaping British politics". BBC News. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist". POLITICO. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Matthew Sinclair Archives". Institute of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Leake, Natasha (2022-09-28). "Meet the SPADs: who makes up Liz Truss's inner circle?". Tatler. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Welcome to Trussworld: Meet the new-look team in 10 Downing Street". POLITICO. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Smyth, Chris (2024-07-10). "No 10 guru Matthew Sinclair is fervent free-marketeer". The Times. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Parsley, David (2022-09-07). "Liz Truss's new economic advisor is a fan of tax cuts, but prefers life on Mars". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Welcome to Trussworld: Meet the new-look team in 10 Downing Street". POLITICO. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Liz Truss's New Economic Adviser Wanted To Scrap HS2 And Abolish The Equality And Human Rights Commission". HuffPost UK. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist". POLITICO. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Lilico, Andrew (2022-09-06). "I hired Liz Truss's new chief economic adviser. Here's what to expect". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-07-10.