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12 April 2012

The headlines this week have been dominated by the furore surrounding the departure of spin doctors Jo Moore and Martin Sixsmith from the Department of Transport.

It has brought into the spotlight the tortured relationship between ministers, departments, and the press officers who claim they are bullied by New Labour.

But, says Andy Wood - who was forced out of his position at the Northern Ireland office - it's a sad fact of modern politics, and Sixsmith is just the latest casualty in a spin war.

Sixsmith just the latest victim - Andy Wood.

Political rags are tired and tainted - Richard Ingrams on why the Spectator and the New Statesman are no longer required reading.

Happy 25th birthday, Dredd - Britain's most popular comic reaches a quarter-century, reports Nick Curtis.

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