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    Poynter and the dangers of ‘truth avoidance’

    Poynter and the dangers of 'truth avoidance'

    Author Writer Date published December 19, 2007 Categories

    Sue Cameron’s column in the FT on a Wednesday has caused a few flutters in Whitehall and Westminster ever since this piece revealing disaffection with the Brown regime.

    She turns to Kieran Poynter’s review of HMRC this morning (subscription required), whom she refers to as having shown ‘heroic reticence’ in not criticising HMRC. I’d agree with that description.

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