My previous post was somewhat simplistic concerning a multi faceted issue. I agree with you, you have a bed in with politicians and newspapers and the trouble with enquiries is that nothing tends to change. They are largely about telling the people something is being done, but really things get swept under the carpet and nothing much really changes.

The British tabloids in particular are a venomous and out of control species of media and unfortunately are the papers most people read. The only defence is that I think the better newspapers in the UK are pretty darn good. Far from perfect as any news source is, but a world away from the dross that crawls beneath.