Dominic Cummings
British political adviser and writer whose 2020 recruitment essay calls for broader technical expertise in government.
PersonSources & confidence: High confidence
Checked 3 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Identity and authorship relevant to this collection.
- Dominic Cummings — original hiring essay
Authorship, date and argument for bringing different skills into Downing Street.
- Wikidata — Dominic Cummings
Identity matched by official blog and English Wikipedia sitelink.
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His 2020 recruitment essay is a reference point for opening government to technical and unconventional backgrounds. Your Country Needs Builders draws on that argument while also emphasising the expertise of existing officials.
This connection does not attribute the creation of the fellowship or i.AI to Cummings.
In the essays
- Your Country Needs Builders
Read the essay
Sources
- Two hands are a lot
Works
Record history
Catalogue source: knowledge/people/dominic-cummings.md
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