Piers of the realm

| August 12, 2012

Morgan’s mother is a crucial figure in his life. He takes just three calls in the time that I am with him: one from Kelvin MacKenzie, one from a lawyer, and one from his mother, who is ringing to congratulate him on his performance on Steve Wright’s radio show. Piers makes frequent weekend visits with [...]

Morgan’s story

| August 10, 2012

Morgan has also reversed The Mirror’s long­term decline in circulation (now at a steady 2.2 million). By contrast, The Sun, though still far outselling The Mirror, is shedding readers. Morgan can barely contain his glee at the expense of his arch-rival, David Yelland. And where Yelland shuns the public eye, Morgan could showboat for England. [...]

The morning news conference

| August 9, 2012

Morgan’s is to take the Mirror more upmarket and vie for Daily Mail readers. It is the day after the Brit Awards and Piers Morgan is holding court in his office at The Mirror. He presides, one foot up on the table, orchestrating the morning news conference and constantly flicking a biro in the air. [...]