This is a scandal. One of the two survivors, Jonathan Stephens from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, has reportedly just been forced out by Culture Secretary Maria Miller – he leaves in July. In recent weeks Mr Stephens (who was responsible for the Olympics, one of the most successful government projects of all time) has been the subject of a vicious briefing campaign against him in the press. It is beyond belief that this low conduct could occur under a Conservative government.