It's been brought to my attention that both the Evening Standard and the Daily Mail have identified Sir Fred Goodwin as a client for New Century, David Burnside's PR firm. Mr Burnside confirmed last month that he is to leave the Assembly to focus on his business interests. I rang him to check if "Fred the Shred" is one of his clients, but Mr Burnside told me his company policy was never to comment on the identity of clients.
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