The weirdo and misfitsDominic CummingsIn 12 years as a civil servant, Leunig advised Number 10, the Treasury and Department for Education, among others. “We need more people willing to tell us how it is.”Also, like Cummings, he is not afraid to cause offence. He says working on the furlough scheme while economic adviser at the Treasury was “the greatest privilege of my life”. One issue heads might all agree with Leunig on is his concern over the deteriorating mental health of teenage girls. He adds: “If we have people of calibre running online schools, I’m willing to take a punt on it.