Thea Rogers

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Thea Rogers was appointed as George Osborne's special adviser in 2012. The move follows the departure of the Chancellor's long-serving aide Poppy Mitchell-Rose. [1] He hired Rogers, a former producer for BBC political editor Nick Robinson, to manage his image. [2] She is credited – how justly cannot be said – with changing the Chancellor’s voice, hair and smile. [3]

History

Thea Rogers is a former BBC political producer [4]

Notes and References

  1. The week in Lobbying, PR Week, 14 November 2012, accessed 19 September 2014.
  2. Matt Chorley Truth about Osborne's trendy haircut: Chancellor left in the dark about scale of cutbacks when aides took him to the salon Daily Mail, 1 September 2014, accessed 16 October 2014
  3. Andrew Gimson Team Osborne – feared, admired, and sometimes enraging for other Conservatives Conservative Home, 12 June 2014, accessed 16 October 2014
  4. Larry Elliott and Michael White George Osborne's gamble: is it paying off?, The Guardian, 21.04.2014, accessed 19 September 2014.