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Stevenson

Most of these points just need a source and the sourcing is mostly availabe in the docs I will send which you can search by keyword...

The "Corporate advisor" section

      • Previously advisor and/or member of: Consigna plc, British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (supposedly Murdoch was reluctantly persuaded to accept him as an independent director and recruitment head of BSkyB (Sunday Business 2/5/99)***
  • Lynn's note - Murdoch may have been reluctant but the bit in the article doesn't express this directly. It says:
'Pearson happened to be a major shareholder in BSkyB but Stevenson got his directorship of Rupert Murdoch's television company entirely independently. Pearson had two representatives on the Sky board: Goldman Sachs' John Thornton persuaded Murdoch to accept Stevenson as an independent director'. I've reworded the article accordingly.

This Murdoch "supposedly" thing mention needs a reference.

      • (Stevenson got this directorship because of Pearson's shareholding in the bank, the Halifax is a Lazard client, but Stevenson was chosen because it was also a client of his SRU)***

These statements--that S. got the directorship because of Pearson's shareholding in the bank, and the reason why S. was chosen being that the Halifax(?) was also a client of SRU--need to be supported - Done.

      • (Margaret Thatcher supposedly vetoed his appointment to the Tate but Tim Bell interceded on his behalf),***

source? need to support these 2 statements - Done

The "New Labour connections" section

      • Having personally funded the 'Stevenson Commission',***

source?

      • This quickly went on the road to privatisation***

I assume "This" means the info tech in schools? might be good to clarify for tired journos

      • SRU and Lexington Communications (a Labour-connected lobbyist firm started with money from Stevenson, who is a shareholder) got together an anti-BBC alliance to attack their free digital plans.***

source?

      • a committee comprising of financially interested companies***

source? can we back this up?

      • He has been given a honourable role in the affair***

not sure what this means in this context. clarify?

      • Stevenson forged the deal between the Labour party and BT (Independent 27/9/96). He was supposedly 'recruited' by Blair in 96 "after an approach by Peter Mandelson... who Stevenson met years ago when both were involved in youth movements." (Sunday Times 20/10/96)***

I applaud giving refs like this in the body text, but do we get a 'go-to' ref as well, so that people can consult it online? This is probably what you meant, David, by putting in refs.

      • Indeed their connections go right back to the British Youth Council.***

source?


The "More New Labour links" section

      • and has provided a great deal of Mandelson connections***

clarify--not sure what this means

      • Stevenson also pushed through the government's lunatic arts policy (Evening Standard 30/6/98)***

have to define why it is lunatic--convince us!

"Current directorships" section

      • In March 2005 the Aberdeen Press and Journal reported that Stevenson was £538,000.***

word missing--worth? or paid?

note to self

Blow to SFO as probe collapses By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent Published: July 11 2008

Nexis Lexis -Chinn up to page 474 to be continued

  • Some Israeli PR connections here [1]
  • add other British-Jewry influencers from JC top list

Some stuff to come back to later

  • have a look at and add aurora they share name with Aurora Russia Ltd, coincidence?
  • still to add my pics for Catchpell House and related firms. Then visit Ocean drive for more pics. Recheck the PR firm listed at Sirius's address and take pic of Leith Agency boat. Google maps.
  • finish Cello Plc page (still to add clients for MRUK & tidy up). Then add to the link pages.
  • add to the linked pages for Crossan Communications, the Leith Agency.

Useful links

Businessweek lists board member affiliations... check this out further for others, may prove a useful resource elsewhere. http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/relationship.asp?personId=598067&capId=154924&previousCapId=139677&previousTitle=Johnson%20%26%20Johnson

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Hi,

can you rorder the Kaye page so that the political, corruption and busienss stuff is kept together as much as possible? so maybe put the busienss stuff at thebottom and the more political stuff up top? Is that possible?

--David 12:37, 25 June 2008 (BST)

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