Reporters, all under the age of 11, broke the exclusive news that healthsecretary Patricia Hewitt planned to ask the Treasury to whack seriousincreases on alcohol tax, particularly on alcopops.
The Guardian seemed impressed. It said the children hadstraightforwardly asked for an exclusive. So, in "a departure fromnormal Whitehall protocol", Hewitt gave them one. But The Timesrubbished the scoop, reporting that Hewitt was swiftly rebuked by theTreasury. Its experts pointed out the massive complications inherent inthe proposal.
Either way, it was a good lesson for the young journalists. If aminister offers you an exclusive, be very sceptical.
- A nursery has built a special golf course to keep children fit, Sunreaders were told. Guardian readers also got a captioned picturereporting the "move to get children fit".
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