Ben Brogan, former deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph and until a few days ago managing director of Global Counsel, has opened up on social media about what really has been going on for the last week or so inside the £20 million plus a year corporate advisory firm - with blue chip clients like JP Morgan, Barclays and TikTok - that was called into administration on Friday. Its downfall was because of links to its co-founder Lord (Peter) Mandelson whom Brogan calls a 'misogynist creep' in a lengthy post on LinkedIn on Sunday. Brogan , who was also a former political editor of the Daily Mirror, was featured in The Mace's Top 100 UK Lobbyists special report only a month ago, along with his colleagues Rebecca Park and co-founder Ben Wegg Prosser. He was only appointed as MD less than a year ago. He once described his role at GC as helping firms and CEOs navigate the "challenging places" where politics, policy and media collide. Even though Brogan previously helped steer Lloyds Banking Group into safer repetitional waters after years of crisis, he could not have ever imagined that GC would implode so quickly with staff thrown overboard without a lifeboat. "For GC’s staff, in London but also Singapore, Doha, Brussels, Berlin and Washington, the last few days have been sudden and brutal" wrote Brogan. "For all the grace they are showing on LinkedIn and elsewhere, please be kind to them. They have had their careers upended by the odious actions of a misogynist creep. They bear no responsibility for what he did. "Another point. The GC that started 2026 having just scored its best financial year ever (revenue and profitability) was an exceptional consultancy made up of superlative professionals who delivered original work for amazing clients with integrity and transparency. I was privileged to be associated with them. Most had never met let alone worked with Peter Mandelson. The GC I came to love was a far better firm without him and bore no relation to the one being written about. "Also: you learn about people in moments of adversity. When the storm hit, this young GC team stood firm and focused on helping each other while continuing to serve our loyal clients. They held their nerve and were selfless. It was not pleasant, and it was for many deeply frightening. But in an age where resilience is prized, recruiters please note: the stars of GC you are now considering are made of steel. "You also find out who your friends are - and that they vastly outnumber your enemies (whose names you jot down for later nevertheless). Over recent days we have been inundated, not just by messages of support but by amazing offers of practical help from clients, friends and even deadly rivals, who have dropped everything (including half term) to help us put together job offers for individuals and whole teams. You know who you are – eternal thanks. Everything we have done over the past fortnight has been focused on finding safe harbour for as many as possible. "I say ‘we’ but in a crisis it is leadership that counts. Rebecca Park was made CEO when things started going wrong. From the outset she was driven by an icy moral clarity about her responsibility to the people in her care. One day we’ll be able to say the lengths she went to protect their interests. Stephen Adams and I were honoured to support what has been an epic feat of leadership under pressure." Brogan ending his post by saying that the "GC Class of ’26 will go on to great things, not just because they are supremely skilled, but because they have shown character and compassion in spades. I would be proud to have any of them alongside me in a crisis. I cannot recommend them enough. Hurry while supplies last…' It will be interesting to see if Brogan, or another chef de band, groups the GC 'talent' together and the redundant colleagues emerge from GC's ashes in boutique form as another company ready to conquer the corporate advisory world....