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Friend these days. he was a colleague of mine at work during theresa may on downing street and work with me on the bbc. these relationships are very difficult. my own stand is to try and keep a certain distance is much as i can. but there have been relationships in the past. i remember in the blair years both the alastair campbell and peter mendelson were very close to certain journalists and it always seemed to be those journalists that came out with the stories that were favourable to the blair government. and i was very uncomfortable with that. and i think a lot of colleagues were uncomfort...

But they have been relationships in the past. i remember in the blair years both the alastair campbell and peter mendelson were very close to certain journalists and it always seemed to be those journalists that came out with the stories that were favourable to the blair government. and i was very uncomfortable with that. and i think a lot of colleagues were uncomfortable with that. that certain journalists can be used as mouthpieces for certain politicians. kitty, i wonder if you agree with that assessment. absolutely. i started work in the lobby in the blair years. i didn't know many people,...

Be, what is _ me this, and why they come to be, what is it to try to get across, _ be, what is it to try to get across, and i believe them? and depending — across, and i believe them? and depending on whether they've -ot depending on whether they've got an— depending on whether they've got an interest in what's coming _ got an interest in what's coming up or something they happen— coming up or something they happen to know, that all becomes part of the assessment and part— becomes part of the assessment and part of the calculation that— and part of the calculation that you _ and part...

Coming in your direction, presumably you're acutely aware that whoever has given it to you may well have an agenda. every time some source tells you something you have to say well, why are they telling me this, and why have they come to me, what is it to try to get across, and do i believe them? and depending on whether they've got an interest in what's coming up or something they happen to know, that all becomes part of the assessment and part of the calculation that you have to make as to how many and what strength of other sources you need. allegra used to be my producer on newsnight. i was...

the virtues of austerity. the idea that government with large budget deficits must reduce these deficits mainly by cutting spending. if they don't get their budgets in order, they won't be able to borrow money and will face a fiscal nightmare of ever rising interest rates. the problem is that as governments have cut spending in very depressed economies, it has caused growth to slow even further. do you see government workers who have been fired tend to buy fewer goods than services. and all this means falling tax receipts and, thus, even bigger deficits. so economists like paul kreug...