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In it together? Matthew d'Ancona's book on the coalition is a huge letdown, says Peter Oborne

5 October 2013

9:00 AM

5 October 2013

9:00 AM

In It Together Matthew d’Ancona

Penguin, pp.432, £25, ISBN: 9780670919932

There are two ways of being a political journalist. One is to stay on the outside and try to avoid being compromised by too much contact with politicians. This approach comes at what many regard as an impossible cost. After all, the job of a journalist is to get stories and gain insight.

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