The Abuse Of Power: The War Between Downing Street And The Media From Lloyd George To James Callaghan (1978)

Description

This is an eyewitness story of the tempestuous and never-ending war between Downing Street and Fleet Street, Whitehall and the Press... To win this war has been the first priority of almost all the dozen Prime Ministers. With obsessional ruthlessness and even ferocity they sought to dominate and influence the Press, TV and Radio, as the vital precondition to their domination of Parliament, parties and public opinion. They desired to enrol and exploit the media as an arm of government. Two objectives possessed them. First, to establish and fortify their personal power; and second to reinforce the conspiracy secrecy, to preserve the sanctity of Government behind the walls of Whitehall's forbidden city. ISBN:9780491020442