A PR Week graphic that will be causing much misery

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This excellent Downing Street organogram appeared in PR Week (of all places) this week. It would take a huge amount of insider knowledge to put such a thing together without any sort of briefing. Clearly someone helped.

It also has a huge picture of Stephen Carter next to a small picture of Gordon, and has other long-term aides much lower down the tree, including the now-departed Spencer Livermore.

"Carter is responsible for sharpening decision-making across government, putting in place a proper diary system and imposing more structure on the Prime Minister's chaotic 16-hour days," says the text.

So the question is: how do the others on this graphic feel about it?

Comments

[Chuck Unsworth]

So is Carter some sort of Diary (or any other type of) Queen? He's certainly yet another member of the Tartan Mafia.

No one is going to be able to impose "more structure on the Prime minister's chaotic 16 hour days" - short of full frontal lobotomy. Brown is intrinsically chaotic.

[Mad Max]

Its a resuscitation team! Or are they the 12 disciples? Clearly, Gordon Brown feels the electorate are about to crucify him.

[NBeale]

This has Ellam, a Civil Servant, reporting to Carter, a Special Adviser. I thought Brown had revoked the (highly controversial) Blairite edict that allowed SpecAds to give instructions to Civil Servants.

[NBeale]

This has Ellam, a Civil Servant, reporting to Carter, a Special Adviser. I thought Brown had revoked the (highly controversial) Blairite edict that allowed SpecAds to give instructions to Civil Servants.

[John Smith]

Could it be a coincidence that PR Week is part of Haymarket Publishing - owned and run by Lord Heseltine, previously Deputy Prime Minister, etc etc