David Cameron has faced pressure to deliver a real-terms cut in EU spending, after the government's plan to push for a real-terms freeze was rejected by MPs in October.
While other attempts are planned to block the hole, it is probable that oil will continue to pour from it for another couple of months, until relief wells are drilled to intersect and reduce the pressure in the currently flowing well and cut-off the leakage of perhaps 50 million barrels of oil contained there by the injection of concrete deep into the seabed.
The global economic slowdown has led to a torrid time for the advertising industry, with under-pressure companies slashing marketing budgets in an attempt to cut costs.
The AWSJ went further in its two front-page stories and concluded that "the enormous pressure JCO felt to cut costs and compete with overseas rivals" was ultimately to blame.