I can’t hear you very well air essay Of course, Mr Cameron faces a difficult autumn. The phone-hacking trials start on September 9. They feature not merely the Prime Minister’s close friend Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News International, but also Andy Coulson, former director of communications in Downing Street. These trials, which will cast much of Fleet Street in the worst possible light, are certain to reflect poorly on the Prime Minister’s personal judgment.