politics.

Offers observations on the relations between the administration of Prime Minister Tony Blair and the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC). Relations between the administration of former Prime Minister Clement Attlee and the press; Suggestion that manipulation of the media may often be politically necessary but is not ethical; Conduct of press secretary Alastair Campbell towards the media; Questionable aspects of the Hutton inquiry into the death of weapons expert Dr. David Kelly, including the role of Lee Hughes, who is also linked to an advisory group working to implement the Freedom of Information Act, which may have negative consequences for the media.