Secrecy concerns raised around appointment of new BBC Trust chairman
The Taxpayers’ Alliance and the BBC Radio Forum have jointly raised concerns about secrecy surrounding the appointment of a new…
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Lord Patten steps down as BBC Trust chairman after heart surgery
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is standing down from the role with immediate effect on health grounds following major heart…
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Lord Patten: In some papers the BBC gets bashed more than President Assad
BBC chairman Lord Pattern has hit back at an “exceptionally ill-judged attack” from Conservative Party chairman Grant Schapps and said…
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Culture Secretary Maria Miller: ‘The BBC gets special treatment – scandals have damaged Britain’
Culture Secretary Maria Miller told Parliament that ongoing BBC scandals have the ability to tarnish Britain’s reputation around the globe.…
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Hodge: ‘Why was £500k pay-off not enough for Mark Byford?’…Thompson: ‘I wanted him to be fully focused’
Mark Thompson, the former director general of the BBC, has stood by his decision to make a pay-off of almost…
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Mark Thompson and BBC Trust set for Commons clash as MPs attempt to untangle pay-off row
Mark Thompson is to be questioned today by a parliamentary committee in the wake of controversy over large pay-offs to…
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BBC Trust says claims of former DG Mark Thompson are ‘bizarre’ ahead of new grilling from MPs over pay-offs
The BBC Trust has described as “bizarre” claims by former director general Mark Thompson that trust chairman Lord Patten and…
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Former director general Mark Thompson accuses BBC Trust of misleading MPs
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson has launched a scathing attack on the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten, accusing him…
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