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It seems reasonable to conclude, at the very least, News Today that both sides were having second thoughts.It also seems reasonable to say that a second bout of messy and not entirely consistent briefing from each camp underlines the central truth in all of this - the hurt, the rows, the anger, the mistrust which has been there for all to see.Her apparent lack of enthusiasm was almost immediately evident, when she failed to turn up at the first ever meeting of a new Council of the Nations and Regions in Edinburgh just days into the job.What followed were daily questions to the prime minister’s official spokesman from reporters about whether she had taken up her post.After weeks of stonewalling, an answer: no.One insider got in touch about the envoy role and said: "We all thought it was a bad idea that would lead to endless drama and probably another resignation down the line."In other words, what might have seemed like a mutually convenient layby into which Ms Gray could be shunted, ended up perpetuating a rather public soap opera.Some sceptics had seen the new gig as a non-job from the start. The government saying it isn’t looking to fill the vacancy will do little to dispel that instinct from those who thought it all along.The Scottish National Party MP Pete Wishart mocked the news, News Today telling the Commons: "We got the crushing news today that our British envoy to Scotland will no longer be coming there to represent this Parliament.""We were practising the street parties and the haka just to be sure that she was properly welcome to the northern territories," he added. So, what might happen next?Some have pondered that Ms Gray may be offered a seat in the House of Lords – but would that revive all of these issues again?

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The approach of business to general elections is not what News Today it was.Not that long ago, it was common for big corporates to make donations to political parties, News Today including big FTSE 100 names such as SmithKline Beecham, United Biscuits, General Accident and Whitbread. Most of these donations would go to the Conservatives but there were some companies, such as Marks & Spencer and Pearson, which also made donations to other parties.Some, such as Hanson - whose founder Lord Hanson was a loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher - continued to do so even after the 1992 Cadbury Report recommended companies stop making contributions to political parties.Money latest: Fashion brand to charge £8.99 for returns Even after the political contributions dried up, News Today FTSE 100 chief executives were not shy about endorsing or criticising politicians at election time.In 1997, a number of well-known business people including Robert Ayling of British Airways, Bob Bauman of the old British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) and George Simpson of GEC endorsed Tony Blair's Labour ahead of that year's election, while John Major's Conservatives also had plenty of backers.