Should public servants bury bad news under the rubble of the World Trade Center?
You said: As David Blunkett pointed out, Jo Moore has probably learned a most valuable lesson and will not repeat her folly. Of course she won’t – in future such remarks will be passed only by word of mouth. The chilling heartlessness of her one concern when the rest of us were horror struck as events unfolded, was to use the atrocity for cynical political gain. This is just too sickening and cannot be glossed over. With aides like Jo in place and the support she is receiving from her boss and from No.10, I do wonder if any old Labour tenets of common decency remain? David Savage, Huddersfield Whilst it is beyond doubt that Ms Moore’s emailed instruction demonstrated crass insensitivity, I have to agree with Simon Heffer that she also demonstrated an incredible ability to focus on the primary responsibility of her job – to keep news management at the top of her agenda regardless of what is happening around her. The blatant hypocrisy of politicians in claiming indignation at her actions
