In an article in today’s Sunday Times

we learn that Lance Price, a former BBC reporter who, surprise, surprise, went to work for the Blair government as a spin doctor from 1998 to 2001, says:

The media was bullied, browbeaten and bribed with favours to report Labour favourably.

and worse, that:

The BBC reveals its questions in advance to Blair at press conferences in return for their reporters being chosen to ask their questions first.

A fuller version of Mr. Price’s revelations are serialised in today’s Mail on Sunday, where Price is described as remaining “a staunch New Labour supporter”.