Fewer special advisers run for parliament than is generally thought, but those that do are quick to climb the ladder

Goplerud, Max (2014) Fewer special advisers run for parliament than is generally thought, but those that do are quick to climb the ladder [Online resource]

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Special Advisers becoming Members of Parliament is a phenomenon seen as symptomatic of a wider ‘professionalisation’ of British politics. Looking at the career progress of those Special Advisers who served between 1979 and 2010, Max Goplerud shows that they do not all seek a berth in Parliament, though those that do tend to experience rapid career progression.