Iain Dale interviews Adam Boulton and does a good job:

What about Alastair Campbell’s briefings? You only need to read his diaries to see how many times he would mislead the lobby.

While I admire much of Alastair Campbell’s professionalism, the problem was that he introduced a culture where it was ok to lie.

In case anyone out there is minded to vote Labour, let’s remember what they have done to our public life – starting right from the start with Tony Blair’s closest adviser and continuing unabated since then.

It reminds me of the brilliant Isaac Asimov story which shows how robotic lies, even for the best intentions, end up doing awful harm: Liar!