Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months at Old Bailey for phone hacking

Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months at the Old
Bailey today because he must 'share the major blame' for
the News of the World's industrial hacking of the 'rich,
famous and powerful'.

David Cameron's former spin doctor helped corrupt the
168-year-old tabloid and transformed it into a 'thoroughly
criminal enterprise', the Old Bailey heard.
The 46-year-old, who could have received a maximum of
two years in prison for his crime, swallowed hard as he was
jailed but may only serve nine months. His wife Eloise was
not in court.

Mr Justice Saunders told him: 'Mr Coulson has to take the
major shame for the blame of phone hacking at the NotW.
He knew about it, he encouraged it when he should have
stopped it'.