Inside the Lobby: Westminster's political journalists
Westminster Insider
Lobby Journalists Use of Anonymous Sources
When john major took office, the lobby secrecy that had been so crucial to thatcher's reign came to an end. Then in the new labor years, alisder campbell opened it up further. Accused of spin and intimidation, he let his briefings be attributed to not just downing street sources, but the prime minister's official spokesman. He even let a lobby briefing be televised for the first time - although only as a one off your own home office. Gradually, the status of the lobby as a secret, exclusive club within the press gallery has disappeared. And biefings are open to pretty much every journalist who has a parliamentary pass. But controversy around lobby journalism hasn't
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