Tony told - be tough!

Well that's seemingl the advice os some of his former advisers who have slated him for being unable to say No to the media. We've all seen the spin put out by this Government - and the intense obsessions with media managemnt - but in a article in The Independent which examines a BBC Radio 4 series, those closest to Blair finally admit that perhaps this obsession has gone a little too far.

Ex Head of research at No. 10 comments, "You can actually say 'no' to the media, and saying 'no' to the media, a bit more often, I thionk, would be no bad thing."

Go on Tony - say No - The hand of history may be upon you if you do.