Fantastic to see @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social score another Sunday Times bestseller - this time written by my Total Politics colleague @tomjonbrown.bsky.social

Politics isn’t just speeches and elections; it’s what happens behind closed doors. 📚These five books expose the hidden power players, backroom deals and real decision-makers shaping the UK 👉 www.bitebackpublishing.com/posts/unders... @tomjonbrown.bsky.social | @sebwhale.bsky.social

Rich in insight and anecdote, the book shows politicians and officials are bound together – and sometimes thriving – whether they like it or not www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

🌟“The Mind of The Minister provides expert guidance on repairing relations between ministers and officials ... @tomjonbrown.bsky.social lets his subjects speak for themselves, often limiting himself to clarifications and the occasional useful explainer.”✍️Duncan Brown, Civil Service World

What’s really going on in politics this year? 📚Catch insights for the road ahead with these 8 must-reads: www.bitebackpublishing.com/posts/new-political-books

Biteback author @tomjonbrown.bsky.social gets a question asked and a plug for The Mind of the Minister on the latest episode of The Rest is Politics! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/q... Buy The Mind of the Minister here: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/mind-o...

"Those who aspire to hold office would do well to read Tom Brown’s unique and balanced study of the relationship between ministers and civil servants." 📚 Oliver Wright reviews @tomjonbrown.bsky.social's 'The Mind of the Minister' | @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social bit.ly/3VxpRlq

This feels topical and timely given yesterday's speech/announcement from the Prime Minister. Episode 6 of 'Inside the mind of the minister' podcast is out now, this week with Dame Una O'Brien on how ministers and civil servants can work better together : open.spotify.com/episode/43D2...

Great to be at the launch last night of @tomjonbrown.bsky.social 's first book The Mind of the Minister. Lots of nuggets from interviews with former Ministers and Perm Secs which I'm looking forward to reading!

I'm on BBC Radio 5 Live at 3pm today with @mattchorley.bsky.social talking about my new book 'The Mind of the Minister' bit.ly/4dLG1Os Do listen in if you can

It’s a lot more friendly over here, isn’t it!

Keir Starmer is this week conducting face-to-face interviews with four candidates to be Cabinet Secretary: Olly Robbins Antonia Romeo Tamara Finkelstein Chris Wormald If he goes for Romeo or Finkelstein it would be the first female Cabinet Secretary in history

On Let's Talk with ##GilesBrown from 10.00CET - ##TomBrown on 'The Mind of the Minister: Restoring trust between ministers and civil servants', and ##NicholasMackey with 'An Irishman in Northern Mesopotamia: A Journey of Discovery in South-East Türkiye' (#UnicornPubGroup)