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Title: OH Dear! Bad start for Tony Hall
Post by Mikej on Jul 20^th, 2013, 9:26am

Sorry AGAIN for the source but it does make disturbing reading when hopes were so high.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2370851/BBC-chief-Hall-gives-crony-600-000-deal-Wife-Britains-civil-servant-called-make-corporation-simpler-place-work.html

Mike

Title: Re: OH Dear! Bad start for Tony Hall
Post by Peter_Neill on Jul 20^th, 2013, 2:53pm

I'd rather the job went to the best person/company. If anyone TH knew or had worked with was excluded from consideration for any post I'd consider that a Bad Thing.
Reading the article, it appears that the proper procedures were followed. After all, doing things the right way gave us Entwistle! And why do you apologise for quoting the Daily Mail - that only gives credence to the view that we're all lefties.