Downing Street to hire data scientists, project managers - and (even more) weirdos

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Prime Minister's chief special advisor calls for flood of new talent as rumours of major Civil Service reforms circulate

The Prime Minister's chief special advisor, Dominic Cummings, has called for an influx of new computing talent into 10 Downing Street - including data scientists with an understanding of artificial...

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