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***Having personally funded the 'Stevenson Commission',***
 
***Having personally funded the 'Stevenson Commission',***
 
source?
 
source?
<b>Lynn's note</b> unable to locate this in the info sent. what I did find though which is worthy of inclusion (& investigation re 2nd quote) -  
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<b>Lynn's note</b> He is reported to have borrowed £12k (re my note below). what I also found which is worthy of inclusion (& investigation re 2nd quote) -  
 
:Tony Blair, a personal friend, set up the Stevenson Commission for him to examine the role of IT in schools and was so impressed that he has since appointed him as his adviser on the application of IT to education<ref>Cowing, E. & Jamieson, A. (2001) 'NEW CHAIRMAN: BUSY BLUE BLOOD'. <i>The Scotsman</i> 5th May 2001</ref>
 
:Tony Blair, a personal friend, set up the Stevenson Commission for him to examine the role of IT in schools and was so impressed that he has since appointed him as his adviser on the application of IT to education<ref>Cowing, E. & Jamieson, A. (2001) 'NEW CHAIRMAN: BUSY BLUE BLOOD'. <i>The Scotsman</i> 5th May 2001</ref>
  
 
also Stevenson 1001/1500 page 440 states 'the only way anyone will become a Lords legislator, whether on the party or non-party ticket, will be by grace and favour of the Stevenson commission'. & 'The Stevenson commission is proposed as the model by which a democratic parliament can be avoided. '  
 
also Stevenson 1001/1500 page 440 states 'the only way anyone will become a Lords legislator, whether on the party or non-party ticket, will be by grace and favour of the Stevenson commission'. & 'The Stevenson commission is proposed as the model by which a democratic parliament can be avoided. '  
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<b>is this the same Stevenson Commission I wonder? and if so how do the statements link? More investigation seems appropriate</b>
  
 
***This quickly went on the road to privatisation***
 
***This quickly went on the road to privatisation***
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<b> Lynn cont.</b> Co founded SRU with Peter Wallis (aka Peter York) borrowed 12,000 for start up costs - reference- PATRICK HOSKING. Profile: Master of the low profile; Dennis Stevenson's dazzling ca-reer may soon land him atop GPA. Patrick Hosking reports. The Independent. 5th September 1993. This article implies that he is a shareholder but it isn't explicit. Unable to locate any info explicitly stating him as a shareholder.
 
<b> Lynn cont.</b> Co founded SRU with Peter Wallis (aka Peter York) borrowed 12,000 for start up costs - reference- PATRICK HOSKING. Profile: Master of the low profile; Dennis Stevenson's dazzling ca-reer may soon land him atop GPA. Patrick Hosking reports. The Independent. 5th September 1993. This article implies that he is a shareholder but it isn't explicit. Unable to locate any info explicitly stating him as a shareholder.
  
<b>I've spend quite a lot of time looking into this part and feel that I could spend a great deal of more time trying to locate the info. I'll move on to the other areas and await your feedback on how to continue with this part</b>.  
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<b>I've spend quite a lot of time looking into these bits and feel that I could spend a great deal of more time trying to locate the info. I'll move on to the other areas and come back to it later/ or you can let me know how you'd like me to continue</b>.  
  
 
***a committee comprising of financially interested companies***
 
***a committee comprising of financially interested companies***
source? can we back this up? <b>Lynn's note</b> The Digital Learning Alliance comprising Pearson, Oxford University Press, Reed Elsevier, Granada Learning and HarperCollins - which is owned by News Corporation (re DLA's page on SpinProfiles) could certainly be described as 'financially interested companies' (they stood to loose £400m), not sure that we could call them a committee though. Shall I reword section adding who the 'interested companies' are? (& providing the ref of course)
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source? can we back this up? <b>Done</b>
 
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***He has been given a honourable role in the affair***
 
***He has been given a honourable role in the affair***
not sure what this means in this context. clarify?
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not sure what this means in this context. clarify? <b>Done</b>  
 
 
<b>Lynn's note</b>Moved & tidied ref on main page. Below is what is written about the affair in the article, I can only surmise that it refers to his actions for firing the Board (it mentions nothing of Tebbit). I'll search through the info sent for some clarity:
 
:'In what way are you involved in Manpower Inc. of the United States?
 
 
 
:That's an interesting question. I'm a nonexecutive director. That company got involved in one or two great financial scandals in Britain. It was bought by a company called Blue Arrow as a result of a crooked deal with NatWest. I was asked to be a nonexecutive director.
 
 
 
:After four months on the board, I asked all the British executives on the board to resign. We had a fight--a very famous fight. In the end, I won and they lost. They bought the company of the man who you interviewed--Mitchell Fromstein (Business Landscape on June 19, 1996). That was ridiculous because his was the most successful company in the world. When they bought his company, his company was 80 percent of their business. National Westminster Bank allowed them to use so much money that they could do it. And they fired Fromstein, who is a really competent person.
 
 
 
:So, I eventually took the steps which led to them being fired, and we brought Mitchell Fromstein back. It's a very emotional thing'.
 
 
 
<b>Lynn's note cont.</b> - ref for 'advising Law Society' to be added - Davidson, E. (1998) 'CAN THE LAW SOCIETY OVERCOME THE CONTEMPT?: CHANCERY LANE'S NEW TROUBLESHOOTER IS PUSHING FOR A RADICAL OVERHAUL OF SOCIETY BUSINESS, BUT WILL EVEN THIS BE ENOUGH?' <i>The Lawyer</i>. 6th October 1998.
 
  
 
***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)***
 
***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)***

Revision as of 10:16, 28 September 2008

See Digital Learning Alliance

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? Lynn's note He is reported to have borrowed £12k (re my note below). what I also found which is worthy of inclusion (& investigation re 2nd quote) -

Tony Blair, a personal friend, set up the Stevenson Commission for him to examine the role of IT in schools and was so impressed that he has since appointed him as his adviser on the application of IT to education[1]

also Stevenson 1001/1500 page 440 states 'the only way anyone will become a Lords legislator, whether on the party or non-party ticket, will be by grace and favour of the Stevenson commission'. & 'The Stevenson commission is proposed as the model by which a democratic parliament can be avoided. '

is this the same Stevenson Commission I wonder? and if so how do the statements link? More investigation seems appropriate

      • 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 Lynn's note Looks like this refers to the BBC being blocked in providing the service for free, thus it remained in the realms of private industry. But it looks like the BBC was given approval (DCMS BBC's application for Digital Curriculum), so still not sure what this means.

      • 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? Lynn's note - unable to locate Lexington Comms connection.

Lynn cont. Source re Stevenson co-founded SRU (but nothing about funding it) Reference - Hirst, C. (2002) 'Telecoms Media Technology: Why the pink queen might turn deep red'. The Independent. 28th July 2002. Accessed 27th September 2008. will see what else I can find before altering page.

Lynn cont. Co founded SRU with Peter Wallis (aka Peter York) borrowed 12,000 for start up costs - reference- PATRICK HOSKING. Profile: Master of the low profile; Dennis Stevenson's dazzling ca-reer may soon land him atop GPA. Patrick Hosking reports. The Independent. 5th September 1993. This article implies that he is a shareholder but it isn't explicit. Unable to locate any info explicitly stating him as a shareholder.

I've spend quite a lot of time looking into these bits and feel that I could spend a great deal of more time trying to locate the info. I'll move on to the other areas and come back to it later/ or you can let me know how you'd like me to continue.

      • a committee comprising of financially interested companies***

source? can we back this up? Done

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

not sure what this means in this context. clarify? Done

      • 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?

also Lords appointments register

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)

  1. Cowing, E. & Jamieson, A. (2001) 'NEW CHAIRMAN: BUSY BLUE BLOOD'. The Scotsman 5th May 2001