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January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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The public wasn’t told.
There was no announcement.
The official was recalled to the MoD on the very day we asked the government about the arrangement
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
There was no announcement.
The official was recalled to the MoD on the very day we asked the government about the arrangement
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank
The secondment, which comes as ministers court private finance, ended on same day we asked the government about it
www.opendemocracy.net
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The public wasn’t told.
There was no announcement.
The official was recalled to the MoD on the very day we asked the government about the arrangement
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
There was no announcement.
The official was recalled to the MoD on the very day we asked the government about the arrangement
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
Why does this matter?
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Why does this matter?
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
Why does this matter?
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Why does this matter?
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
Because decisions about defence budgets, risk and strategy shape how your money is spent — and who profits from it
The secondment placed the MoD staffer in Rothschild’s geopolitical advisory team — under former UK national security adviser Mark Sedwill, now a House of Lords peer.
This is the revolving door between government and finance in plain sight
This is the revolving door between government and finance in plain sight
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The secondment placed the MoD staffer in Rothschild’s geopolitical advisory team — under former UK national security adviser Mark Sedwill, now a House of Lords peer.
This is the revolving door between government and finance in plain sight
This is the revolving door between government and finance in plain sight