Politicos are great fun.
In opposition (eg: Tories in Birmingham up to four years ago) they love the media and talk about freedom of the press, how crucial it is the media gets access to info, how fair and balanced the local papers are.
In power (eg: Tories in Birmingham now) and they hate the media, talk about abuses of the press, how crucial it is that the media is denied info, how unfair and imbalanced the local papers are.
What goes around comes around.