Of course he has a choice. Even if you accept that a modern political party needs a media manager why does it have to be someone from the gutter press?

I think that employing someone who has made their mark by appeailing to the lowest common denominator is not particularly good for our political scene. If you like politics to be all emotion and show rather than substance and policy – then it’s ideal. But I happen to think that we desreve better than that.

Labour have damaged the administration of every-day political workings with their manipulation and spin, a result of which, Dave feels unable to function in modern day politics without similarly indulging in the “dark-arts”. Disappointing.

More on point, if there is nothing in terms of new evidence and new revelations to add to a story which resulted in Coulson resigning and a couple of hacks getting the “gaol”, then who really cares? Is this revenge from the Left following McBride-gate? Next we’ll be hearing that Elvis died and that Nick Griffin holds some questionable opinions….

Hmm. A spin doctor who ATTRACTS dirt to his own side… Does anyone else out there think that maybe Miste Cameron bought his press manager in the same dodgy knockoff shop that the MOD got its new – and lethal to their passengers -APCs?

I hope he does go soon but the sad thing is he will probably just be replaced with someone else well versed in the “dark arts”. Twas ever thus.

The Labour party are now beyond conscience in the way that they will employ any smear to stay in power. Mastery of the media has been their only strength over the last ten years, they cannot lose it and retain power. Remember how, in the run up to 1997, employed the services of such degenerates as Max Clifford, but when they were involved in sexual scandals it was a ‘private matter’, or privacy laws were called for. Their ability to manipulate the agenda for their own means is their primary skill. (It certainly isn’t fiscal policy and good governance, whatever they might have us believe).

So Cameron must support Coulson, however bad the allegations unless they can substantiated. The police do not want to pursue this, there is no proof that any phone tapping has gone on beyond that which has been charged and convicted. The DPP, (a political appointee in all but name), could reopen the case, but it would chunter on with no hope of evidence, which is of course Labour’s hope, a running sore.

It’s time to fight back, and fight dirty with Coulson’s help if necessary. After the election, then Conservatives can govern in a clean and decent way, but until then we must play the game by the rules that the governing party has set until we are in a position to set the rules ourselves.

GOH, it is only the UK press that can ever be controlled but they are 100% responsible for everything that they publish and should be treated as such. No information about anyone’s private life should be able to be legally published, save for information about elected representatives who behave in such a way that brings the position into disrepute. Rogue journalism is not an excuse for invading someone’s privacy – editors and newspaper/magazine owners must be held liable for every word in their publications.