Top Boris Johnson adviser defends political forecaster amid racial row

Dominic Cummings, special adviser to Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain October 17, 2019. Picture: REUTERS / HANNAH MCKAY

Asked if he regretted hiring self-styled “superforecaster” Andrew Sabisky, Dominic Cummings told reporters: “Read Philip Tetlock’sCummings faced criticism of the appointment after he advertised for “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to help bring new ideas to Britain’s government. Sabisky’s comments and the way he was appointed caused upset both outside and in Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party, with junior business minister Kwasi Kwarteng saying they were “offensive and racist”.

He says many British institutions — including the state — needed reform and were too often governed by lazy thinkers lacking prescience.He had posted comments on social media saying that figures showed the US black population had lower IQ than white people, and in a 2016 interview with digital publication Schools Week discussed the benefits of genetic selection.

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