Whitehall advertises for digital mandarin

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Senior role will involve persuading MPs to enter dialogues where "government does not control the message" - likely to include tools such as Facebook and Twitter

The new role will sit within the Cabinet Office Whitehall is advertising for a new role to head up "digital engagement" with the public in a sign that it is taking the Transformational Government...

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