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Government's spin bill rises to nearly £400m

By John Hirst

Government's spin bill rises to nearly £400m

Gordon Brown's government is spending more on advertising and public relations than Tony Blair's, new figures have disclosed.

"Official figures showed that central government spent a total of £391 million on advertising, marketing, PR and other presentational work in 2007-08.

The total is up by £53 million on the previous year, when it was £338 million - a rise of almost 16 per cent.

When he took office last year, Mr Brown pledged a new sort of politics and sought to distance himself from his predecessor, who was frequently accused of being too heavily involved in spin and presentation.

But since last June, Mr Brown has faced repeated charges that he is at least as inclined to spin as Mr Blair".

Why is the taxpayer funding government lies to the tune of £400M? If the government told the truth and the public demanded the truth, this money could build a hospital, school or prison.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on August 27, 2008 (boomark / email).