The perfect irony of that secret extra-marital affair

It is remarkable irony that at the Old Bailey today it is revelaed that Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson had an affair, which lasted at least six years.

Both Brooks and Coulson were editors of 'The News of the World'.

It was part of the mantra of the newspaper to tell its readership about the affairs of public persons. They argued that the public had a right to know about the private lives of people in important positions.