Hill Life & People
Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller
By Neil Moss July 24, 2019
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A new thriller by Andrew MacDougall focuses on a 10 Downing St. press adviser who tries to manage a political crisis in the midst of a terror attack and Russian oligarch financial influence of the governing party. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who struggles to manage a crisis in the midst of a terror threat and Russian influence over the British government.
Neil MossNeil Moss is a reporter at The Hill Times covering federal politics, foreign policy, and defence.
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