Denizens of Grub Street crave a little openness Civil servants should end their defensiveness for the sake of debate

1998-08-20T00:00:00

One corner of government activity has remained virtually immune from the initiatives which began with the Citizen's Charter to ensure anyone encountering a public sector organisation is treated in a fair, courteous, prompt and open manner. All too often, Whitehall press offices feel under no obligation to treat the journalists ...