Archive for andy coulson
Chris Huhne speaks out over phone hacking
As I mentioned earlier today, Chris Huhne went somewhat further in his Independent on Sunday profile in making critical comments about Andy Coulson and the phone hacking allegations than the party’s rather bland official statement. He’s now gone further, as the FT reports: A cabinet minister has sharply criticised Scotland Yard for accepting what he [...]
Chris Huhne profiled by the Independent on Sunday
Today’s Independent on Sunday has a long profile of Chris Huhne and his work as a Cabinet minister and including some hints of criticism of Andy Coulson: The one time he appears to choose his words carefully is when discussing Andy Coulson. On a biting Friday morning, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate [...]
Andy Coulson finally goes
Over the years we’ve covered Andy Coulson many times on this blog, over both his extremely high salary when working for the Tories (much higher than salaries levels Tories were criticising others for having) and also – more importantly – the phone hacking allegations. Although yesterday he resigned, he is unlikely to depart the political [...]
George Osborne and child benefit
PR Week has a story about the Chancellor’s announcement on child benefit, including a quote from myself: Conservative spin doctor Andy Coulson should get ‘top marks’ for timing announcements about child benefit cuts with the start of the Tory party conference – that was the message from former Sun political editor George Pascoe-Watson as Chancellor [...]
Majority think Coulson should be sacked, police should re-open investigation
A YouGov poll commissioned by The Sun and carried out over Monday / Tuesday finds: The editor of the News of the World at the time, Andy Coulson, denied knowledge of the phone tapping operation, but accepted the “ultimate responsibility” as editor and resigned. He has since taken a job as David Cameron’s Director of [...]
BBC: Met may reopen phone hacking case
The BBC reports: The Metropolitan Police has said it may reopen the investigation into claims of phone hacking by the News of the World if it uncovers new evidence. Assistant Commissioner John Yates said officers would consider any new information – and examine if further action should be taken. A former reporter on the paper [...]
Book review: Campaign 2010, The Making of the Prime Minister by Nicholas Jones
I am usually sceptical about instant history book as they come out before there has been time for reflection or analysis and yet whilst events are still fresh in your mind. Too often therefore the instant history account simply tells you what you can still remember, and no more. However, Nicholas Jones’s book does a good [...]
Andy Coulson under fire over fresh phone-hacking allegations
The Guardian reports:
David Cameron’s close adviser, Andy Coulson, has come under fresh attack after the disclosure of new evidence of the News of the World’s role in the illegal interception of the royal household’s voicemail messages during his time as editor.
The evidence is in the outline for a book planned by the private investigator at [...]
David Cameron’s priorities: one press man is worth two Prime Ministers
Earlier this week Lib Dem Voice launched a simple single message site about David Cameron’s priorities; do take a look and share it on.
