Tag Archives: Peter Riddell

The Conservative Party does not understand Independence

Posted on February 23, 2021 by ianchisnall

Two weeks ago on the 9th February there was an announcement that the Government had appointed James Wharton who is a Conservative Peer as the new Chair of The Office for Students which is supposed to be an Independent organisation … Continue reading →

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Why does Government claim it makes Public Appointments?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by ianchisnall

At the weekend these two tweets emerged following a swirl of press media and other social media claims that Paul Dacre was to become the Head of Ofcom and Charles Moore would become the Chair of the BBC. The very … Continue reading →

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