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Originally Posted by Nedusa

I agree with you to a point Joey, however I feel at the time although Andy Coulson was not charged or implicated in anything he was connected to the problem in the NOTW and could be drawn into it at a later date.

For this reason the PM was advised by more than one advisor not to hire him as it could blow up in his face at a later date. He ignored that good advice and went ahead and hired him anyway. Now he has to apologise (again) and have his judgement questioned once more.

In my opinion this is damaging to the Prime Minister whichever way he tries to deflect criticism.

I can agree with all that Nedusa.
There is no doubt at all that this will damage the PM as to his judgement, this was one of his first decisions to appoint Andy Coulson.
This will inevitably cause massive embarrassment to him, that cannot be denied.

Other politicians do,I think,need to be wary though of too much attack on this as their judgements will come into question in the future probably too.

I still admired that he wouldn't condemn until criminal acts were proven but he will have an almighty storm to ride through as to this now.
I also have to add too,this will be milked for all it is worth and more by Ed Miliband and even other parties likely too.
However were this on the other foot and this were Gordon Brown still as PM or Ed Miliband in this position now,then David Cameron and his opposition would be also milking it for all it was worth in that scenario.

Such is, sadly, current politics.