Former MD speaks out about the ‘brutal’ crash collapse of Global Counsel

William Cash | 22nd February 2026 | In-House Public Affairs, Lobbying, Politics
Photo: Global Counsel
Photo: Global Counsel

The company's former managing director has opened up about the spectacular fall of Global Counsel in an excoriating social media post that savages co-founder Lord Mandelson

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 Gr...

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