Abstract
The relationship between Whitehall and the media has been thrown into considerable turmoil by recent events. Cabinet Ministers and the Government information machine have been living through some dramatic moments. Is there a real crisis here — or is it being exaggerated?Sir Donald Maitland was, among many other things, chief press secretary to Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath and below he offers his analysis of the current scene...
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