Good to see you are still 'passing the open windows'. It would restore one's faith in humanity somewhat if you were to prosper while Jeremy Hunt's career were to take a nosedive.

But you've both played the risk and reward game of being close to Murdoch. As for Tom Watson, well - to the younger 'facebook' generation the concept of 'off the record' doesn't appear to exist in any meaningful sense.

To anyone younger than Tom Watson, if they don't TELL anyone about what they did last night, it might as well not have happened.

On the other side of the scale from 'telling too much' one can hardly expect Murdoch to do anything else than be 'economical with the acualite'.. as he surely is no longer in the 'truth' business but the entertainment game of showbiz ?

And as programmes like 'The Voice' attest they are all about artifice. Which makes me wonder how long it will be before we have 'Leveson: The Musical' ??

Don't let the proverbials grind you down..

Philip H

I was expecting your trademark stare down the barrel at the start of the interview. Wasn't it a full moon? :-)