Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson 83. Ben Wallace on leading through crisis and the private toll of an addiction to politics
Key words: Military, Conservatives, politics, Boris, Brexit, crisis, defence, army, drama
As a soldier and politician Ben Wallace was tasked with keeping us safe through some of the most dangerous moments of recent times.
As Security Minister and then as the longest serving Conservative Defence Secretary since Churchill, Ben Wallace managed crises including the 2017 Westminster terror attacks, the Salisbury Poisonings, the military response to the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier in life as a Scots Guards officer, he was mentioned in dispatches after thwarting an IRA attack.
Against a backdrop of near constant political chaos, Ben has stood out as a politician who put service first … more often than not avoiding the Westminster game playing that has plagued his party for a decade.
He will stand down at the next election and in this episode talks about the very personal, very heavy price he’s paid as a result of the jobs he’s held.
A revealing conversation with a leading politician now free to speak his mind about all things crisis.
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Host – Andy Coulson
CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Zach Ellis and Mabel Pickering
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