Danny Rogers: Maude's comms plan may be too austere
This week, further details emerged of the Government's new approach to its comms campaigns after the demise of the COI in March.
This week, further details emerged of the Government's new approach to its comms campaigns after the demise of the COI in March.

It was an insight into a world where mendacity supplants transparency as the stock-in-trade of the politician's PR team.
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