Secret life of the adviser: stopping power naps in corridors of power

In my time, I’ve been asked by one politician to deliver messages to other politicians as varied as ‘Your deodorant, assuming you’ve encountered the concept, isn’t working’ and ‘If you think nobody has spotted you playing offside with yer wan, you’re mistaken.’

WHEN you’re a political adviser, media assumes a) you spend your time training politicians to tell lies, b) you share the views of whoever’s employing you, and c) you might be good for a leak.

They also hold you personally responsible.