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What's it really like being cabinet secretary? Six men who've done the job spill the beans

The cabinet secretary has a job description like no other - coverage of the IfG event.

From "trusted adviser" to "shock absorber", the cabinet secretary has a job description like no other. Matt Foster listened in as Sir Jeremy Heywood and his five predecessors reflected on 100 years of the post – and asked what it takes to serve as Britain's top official. 

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