Matthew Sinclair (political adviser) explained

Matthew Sinclair is a British political consultant.^[1] He was the chief economist to Liz Truss when she was Prime Minister.^[2]

Career

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]

Notes and References

1. News: 2022-09-26 . 55 Tufton Street: The other black door shaping British politics . 2024-07-10 . BBC News . en-GB.
2. Web site: 2023-09-27 . Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist . 2024-07-10 . POLITICO . en-GB.
3. Web site: Matthew Sinclair Archives . 2024-07-10 . Institute of Economic Affairs . en-GB.
4. Web site: Leake . Natasha . 2022-09-28 . Meet the SPADs: who makes up Liz Truss’s inner circle? . 2024-07-10 . Tatler . en-GB.
5. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Welcome to Trussworld: Meet the new-look team in 10 Downing Street . 2024-07-10 . POLITICO . en-GB.
6. Web site: Smyth . Chris . 2024-07-10 . No 10 guru Matthew Sinclair is fervent free-marketeer . 2024-07-10 . The Times . en.
7. Web site: Parsley . David . 2022-09-07 . Liz Truss's new economic advisor is a fan of tax cuts, but prefers life on Mars . 2024-07-10 . inews.co.uk . en.
8. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Welcome to Trussworld: Meet the new-look team in 10 Downing Street . 2024-07-10 . POLITICO . en-GB.
9. Web site: 2022-09-07 . Liz Truss's New Economic Adviser Wanted To Scrap HS2 And Abolish The Equality And Human Rights Commission . 2024-07-10 . HuffPost UK . en.
10. Web site: 2023-09-27 . Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist . 2024-07-10 . POLITICO . en-GB.
11. News: Lilico . Andrew . 2022-09-06 . I hired Liz Truss's new chief economic adviser. Here's what to expect . 2024-07-10 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.