I love this bit - 'But he insisted the deteriorating coverage of political reporting in particular had "sapped the country's confidence and self-belief; it undermines its assessment of itself, its institutions and above all else it reduces our capacity to take the right decisions in the right spirit for our future."
Substitute 'coverage of political reporting' with 'competetence of new labour' and see if it reads any better.
I doubt he'll be that bothered about his relationship with the UK press. The lucrative American lecture circuit beckons, don't you think?
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