When in a hole...stop digging!

The phone call made by Brown was to justify himself. He cannot EVER be wrong!

I applaud The Sun and for continuing with the story. Brown is an absolute disgrace. He was just going through the motions when scrawling that letter. I have no respect at all for this ghastly man and these pleaders on his behalf disgust me as well.

Never forget that this was the untimely murder of this brave young man. Equipment such as helicopters may well have saved his life. The fact is there IS a lack oh helicopters and men are being lost by the roadside bombs. Helicopters would mean safer patrolling. Brown is a disgrace and those who are 'protecting' him should be ashamed.

I have very little time for Brown as a leader of the country and the Labour Party. The Sun's behaviour is disgraceful. It's going all out on Brown and instead of critiquing him legitimately it's crossing the line with a second day of coverage. This women's grief is being manipulated by a disgusting rag. Any criticism of the country's role in Afghanistan or the equipment they are getting should be confined to that, it's more than enough.

If Brown really wanted my vote he could squash Murdoch like a bug.

This is the man that employed Damian McBride.

Of course he didn't mean to upset - but that's what he always does.

 It wasn't Brown's spelling or writing that angered me - it was the fact that he sent a condolence letter, of all things, with crossings out in it and the fact that he thought it was OK to send it like that.

The hole seems to be getting deeper IMO

Don't forget Mrs Janes contacted the Sun not the other way round - they have reported factually IMO,  just like other papers would have done given the chance.

She is not being manipulated,  if anything she has manipulated the Sun - she is just very very angry.

It makes me laugh to hear Mandy say that the Sun is deliberately smearing Brown - you couldn't make it up - step forward McBride

Jacqui only ever wanted an apology for the spelling mistakes.  Gordon did not apologise.  The story has no blown up into a row, when a simple apology would have killed the issue.

How many times have we seen this same pattern with Brown now?

The arrogance of The Sun knows  no bounds. "It was The Sun wot won it". Sadly, there are still those who take notice of this worst example of the guttersnipe press

We seem to have lost sight of the fact that Mrs Janes initial grievance is that her son, like many others, died from injuries which would be survivable if it had not been for the lack of helicopters needed for evacuation, and the inept letter only compounded that, with Brown left trying to exculpate himself for both the lack of equipment and the letter.

It is Brown who crossed the lines by cutting the budgets needed to fight these wars, then lying about it, time and time again.

I think everyone should listen to Sky's interview with Mrs Janes - very interesting and in my view completely exonerates the Sun

The Sun's attack on our Prime Minister is disgraceful.  This is a private matter between Mrs Janes and him.  For the Sun to stir in this way, as well as using taped conversations is disgusting. Murdoch's only aim is to undermine our democratic institutions and everyone should be telling him where to get off.

Its a fine time when the only way we can now get anything done is via the press. This Lady has done the lads a favour by doing this. Labour, Conservative and the liberals have done nothing to sort this out. With the BBC that should be in the forefront is just pulling its forelock to its Labour masters. This Lady and The Sun have done the right thing in showing just what kind of PM we have

Isn't it rather strange that the respondents to this story are, bar one, against the results of your story.

It tells me that your 'insiders' are too much in the bubble of westminster and are as divorced from the feelings of the people, as Brown is!

I despise Brown with a passion. I cringe at his voice. I vomit at his slack-jawed expression. I treat his every word as if it is the most disgusting lie. I would truly truly truly be happy to see him hang for what he has done, for I see it as a result of catastrophic, myopic and single minded vandalism.

And so, when I find myself almost feeling sorry for him, despite his own use of the smear tactics now ranged against him, I feel well qualified to side with the "insiders." It has gone too far. Having said that, I hear he has called for a full report into the death of this soldier. I fully expect some doctor or other to pronounce that his injuries were not survivable. I fully expect this finding to be leaked to the press. Mrs Janes will probably be found to have committed some minor crime or personal indiscretion and her character, via snide innuendo, will be assassinated in turn. She has tackled the greatest political monster of the last hundred years. Her "treachery" will not be forgotten...

Whether you are Brown's biggest fan or most strident opponent, it is hard to see this story as anything but crass, callous and irresponsible journalism. The PM sends a handwritten letter of condolence and it becomes a stick to beat him with. Disappointingly typical of the negative, cynical and calculating media that we find ourselves manipulated by day in day out.

The death of a soldier is a tragic consequence of war. The dearth of adequate equipment is a tragic consequence of war and not having a limitless budget. Neither of these things are Brown's fault. Mrs Janes has suffered a life-shattering personal loss, but by her reprehensible dealings with the press (including taping a private phone call) belittle her own loss. I find the whole story an embarrassment to.