Taking out the trash: how spin doctors wrangle the news
by Andrew Sparrow from on (#Y0YZ)
As Christmas recess begins, government departments and quangos release 424 publications. We reveal the 'best' bad news
The final day the Commons sits before a Christmas or summer recess is always a busy day for political journalists, thanks to the large number of government announcements made at those times. On Thursday there were 36 written statements from ministers and, according to the gov.uk website, departments put out 424 publications .
There were two important announcements, on local government spending and Lords reform, accompanied by oral statements to the Commons. And the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, an important quango, published its annual report, among plenty of other reports and documents.
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