[6] Media commentator Iain Dale called the move "a real coup for the Telegraph and a big blow to the Mail.
Brogan has proved himself to be one of the best political reporters in the business but in the last year or two he has also developed into a fine commentator", and noted that The Daily Telegraph, which at that point had an anti-David Cameron set of columnists, may have been trying to redress the balance.
[5] Brogan wrote the "Morning Briefing" for the Telegraph, a preview of the day ahead's political events, akin to Mike Allen's Playbook.
[8] Brogan maintained a blog on the Telegraph website; it billed itself as "news, gossip, analysis, occasional insight into politics, and more".
[9] The Independent noted in 2008 that Brogan "only turned his hand to blogging in 2006, but was an almost instant success and can now expect between 3,000 and 5,000 hits on a busy day.