Simon joined Panmure Gordon as Chief Economist in 2015. Prior to that he worked for the UK Government, latterly at the Cabinet Office as Chief of Staff to the UK Government COO. He had a central role in implementing the Coalition Government’s spending reforms between 2010 and 2014 as well as working on the UK’s Welfare and Pensions reforms between 2002 and 2008.
He is a regular contributor to The Why Curve podcast with Phil Dobbie and Roger Hearing.
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