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Morgan McSweeney Proposes No. 10 Think Tank Outside Government

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Morgan McSweeney proposed creating a No. 10 think tank outside government.
He said Freedom of Information Act scrutiny makes internal notes FOI-able, hindering long-range thinking.
He warned that too many arm’s-length bodies have weakened central government and diverted spending.
McSweeney previously led Labour Together, later Think Labour, after a donations scandal and lobbying probe.

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Morgan McSweeney proposed creating a No. 10 think tank outside government.
He said Freedom of Information Act scrutiny makes internal notes FOI-able, hindering long-range thinking.
He warned that too many arm’s-length bodies have weakened central government and diverted spending.
McSweeney previously led Labour Together, later Think Labour, after a donations scandal and lobbying probe.