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==The deferred bribe== | ==The deferred bribe== | ||
In August 2007, it was revealed that Blair would receive a large compensation for his memoires. According to Colin Brown: | In August 2007, it was revealed that Blair would receive a large compensation for his memoires. According to Colin Brown: | ||
| − | :Mr Murdoch, chief executive of HarperCollins' parent company, News Corporation, was thought to have done a handshake deal with the former prime minister in 2006, according to The Bookseller. But Random House also has strong links with Mr Blair through its UK chief executive Gail Rebuck, whose husband, '''Philip Gould''', was one of the architects of new Labour. | + | :Mr Murdoch, chief executive of HarperCollins' parent company, News Corporation, was thought to have done a handshake deal with the former prime minister in 2006, according to The Bookseller. But Random House also has strong links with Mr Blair through its UK chief executive [[Gail Rebuck]], whose husband, '''Philip Gould''', was one of the architects of new Labour. |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 17 August 2007
Philip Gould is one of the key pollsters at the heart of the New Labour project.
The deferred bribe
In August 2007, it was revealed that Blair would receive a large compensation for his memoires. According to Colin Brown:
- Mr Murdoch, chief executive of HarperCollins' parent company, News Corporation, was thought to have done a handshake deal with the former prime minister in 2006, according to The Bookseller. But Random House also has strong links with Mr Blair through its UK chief executive Gail Rebuck, whose husband, Philip Gould, was one of the architects of new Labour.
Affiliations
- Polis, Advisory board
Resources
- Colin Brown, Blair hires Clinton's agent to seek £8m memoir deal, Independent, 17 August 2007.
