Barclay Thompson
Gerald Barclay Thompson (born 15 February 1951) is a British businessman who founded the holographic products manufacturers AH Prismatic in the 1980s. [1] He was the Managing Director and co-owner of the right-wing media monitoring company Newswatch [2] until its was dissolved on 29 December that year 2008. [3]
Newswatch and its predecessor Minotaur Media Tracking produced a number of reports for the Eurosceptic think-tank Global Britain and the Centre for Policy Studies. The great majority of these reports alleged a bias in favour of EU integration in the UK media (particularly the BBC) and several alleged a broader bias against right-wing politics and the Conservative Party.
Notes
- ↑ LinkIn, Barclay Thompson [Accessed 14 January 2009]
- ↑ Screengrab of Andrew Jubb's CV. Taken from <http://www.news-watch.co.uk/jubb.php> on 27 November 2009; Companies House, Newswatch UK Ltd Annual Returns, made up to 6 September 2008
- ↑ Companies House, Newswatch UK Ltd Company Filing History [Accessed 14 January 2009]
