Craig Oliver

Craig Oliver is former director of communications at No. 10. Craig also recently interviewed The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman for the latest edition of the Desperately Seeking Wisdom podcast.

Carrie Johnson and the problem with anonymous sources

The publication of extracts from a biography of Carrie Johnson this weekend is another stark reminder that we need a serious look at the over-use of anonymous sources in journalism. I first began to worry about the problem when extracts from another Lord Ashcroft biography – this time of David Cameron – were published. When