One last question, Barry

One last question, Barry

I first met Barry Soper in 1981. Although a relatively newbie to the Parliamentary press gallery, Barry was a Stentor guarding over his private radio domain. With that gravel and glue voice, he admonished me for putting a media release in the wrong tray. As a newcomer from the Opposition Labour Research Unit I was put in my place.  I rose to become Chief Press Secretary and strategist to Prime Minister David Lange, and worked in various roles fo…