Bush is the king of spin, book claims

GEORGE Bush, not Tony Blair, is the king of spin and news management, a new study into the effects of propaganda claimed yesterday.

But the research, conducted by university professors in Leicester, Kent and Louisiana details a series of embarrassing gaffes made by the United States at the start of its war on terror campaign.

Propaganda and Mass Persuasion, A Historical Encyclopaedia 1500 to the Present, has been written by Professor Nicholas Cull, of the University of Leicester, Professor David Culbert, of Louisiana State University and Professor David Welch, of the University of Kent.