Let us now praise spin-doctors

It’s bad enough having to fight, in these pages, with Fergus Finlay, but being forced to take on Noel Whelan, as well, is really tough.

Not least because Noel Whelan is twice as big as anybody in the world and a lawyer to boot. Not that I would ever criticize him for being a lawyer. It's a free country.

He, on the other hand, does criticise spin-doctors. On this page, about ten days ago, he mentioned scripted speeches delivered by politicians but written by 'well-heeled spin-doctors.'