Beware the spin on Budget press coverage

THIS week, as part of the Budget coverage, most journalists will labour long and hard telling us how generous our political masters and mistresses are in giving us back our own money.

Us ordinary people, who elect these politicians, should never forget that it is our money they are talking about. We should also never forget that it is our money paying their spin doctors. In addition, we should never forget that it is not in our interests that they are serving but their own addiction to power.

This situation, while regrettable, is not surprising since most of our journalism is practised by what could be called ‘official journalists’.