If you were Andy Coulson, Downing Street's director of communications, facing the prospect of fresh phone-hacking allegations relating to your time as News Of The World editor and renewed calls for you to be sacked from your high powered job, what would you do to lessen the impact and coverage of the story?
a) Tip off and brief the press about BBC Director General Mark Thompson visiting Downing Street to discuss the broadcaster's coverage of government policy, thus sparking a fresh media storm?
b) Stage a hastily arranged photoshoot for the media to snap the Cameron's new baby and push exclusive photos out on Twitter?
c) Both of the above.
d) None of the above.
No, we're not sure either. Probably d) right?
I might also give some advice to a cabinet member to reveal intensely personal details to head off an offensive on his private life, thus prompting a media storm.
Posted by: Bigjimh | Sep 03, 2010 at 14:25
definitely an oil spill in the gulf.
Posted by: macca | Sep 03, 2010 at 16:55
I am not sad to say, that all of the above is distracting no one. Headlines news at News at Ten and BBC News....oh and more comes out this weekend ;-)
http://redrag1.blogspot.com/2010/09/red-rag-get-coulson.html
Posted by: Red Rag | Sep 03, 2010 at 22:46
Or tip off a political blogger that a senior cabinet member might have been a bit fruity with a young special adviser
Posted by: Tom H | Sep 06, 2010 at 14:28