This is a leader I wrote for an online news day on 25/02/11.

The departure of Andy Coulson will raise questions about David Cameron's judgement

The thinking behind the timing of Andy Coulson’s decision to resign as Downing Street Director of Communications was politics at its most calculating.

He had made his mind up two days ago. Today seemed like a good day to bury the bad news.

The torrent of speculation surrounding Alan Johnson’s departure from his position as Shadow Chancellor was still swirling. The latest rumours suggest that Johnson’s wife was having an affair with his police protection officer.

And of course a certain tanned ex-Prime Minister was back in town, giving evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War for a second time. Read the rest of this entry »