Ministers reopen hunt for Ofcom chair after Paul Dacre is rejected so he can apply for the job again

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Conservative conyism and corruption is so blatant because the public have become inured to it.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...-for-ofcom-chair-after-paul-dacre-is-rejected

The government has restarted the recruitment process for a new chair of Ofcom after the prime minister’s favoured candidate, the former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre, had his application rejected by an interview board.

Rather than accept the decision and choose another candidate who was approved, ministers have instead decided to start the process from scratch, allowing Dacre a second chance at the job.
 
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SirGalahad said:
Rather than accept the decision and choose another candidate who was approved, ministers have instead decided to start the process from scratch, allowing Dacre a second chance at the job.
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Another candidate who meets Nick Cleggs approval, a pussy who will allow Facebook to control policy. Really?, you really want that? Extraordinary.
 
fillyboy said:
Another candidate who meets Nick Cleggs approval, a pussy who will allow Facebook to control policy. Really?, you really want that? Extraordinary.
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We know you approve of the govt controlling the media....so they can lie with impunity.

Where did the op mention Nick Clegg?
 
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Notch thinks Ofcom should be controlled by Facebook. He's a rum bugger.
 
Captain Nemesis said:
Show where that article justifies this:
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In an unusual twist, government sources tried to suggest to the Daily Telegraph that the real reason they abandoned the recruitment process was an intervention from Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister who now runs Facebook’s global lobbying campaigns. He and Dacre have a longstanding enmity, dating back to Clegg’s time in politics.

The newspaper quoted an unnamed individual as saying that “public lobbying undermined the process” and that the recruitment process worked against Dacre’s desire for a more radical shake-up of the regulator and stronger approach to the BBC.

Facebook strongly denied that Nick Clegg had lobbied ministers to block Dacre’s appointment, hinting that the government was looking to shift the blame for its own decision: “In a recent meeting with DCMS officials, held at their request, Nick simply asked questions about the timing and process and stressed that Facebook hopes to continue its positive working relationship with Ofcom. Any suggestion of a lobbying campaign for or against any individual is simply false.”
 
Yes, I read that. You should read it again, and this time try paying attention to the words Ive emphasised:

In an unusual twist, government sources tried to suggest to the Daily Telegraph that the real reason they abandoned the recruitment process was an intervention from Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister who now runs Facebook’s global lobbying campaigns. He and Dacre have a longstanding enmity, dating back to Clegg’s time in politics.

The newspaper quoted an unnamed individual as saying that “public lobbying undermined the process” and that the recruitment process worked against Dacre’s desire for a more radical shake-up of the regulator and stronger approach to the BBC.

Facebook strongly denied that Nick Clegg had lobbied ministers to block Dacre’s appointment, hinting that the government was looking to shift the blame for its own decision: “In a recent meeting with DCMS officials, held at their request, Nick simply asked questions about the timing and process and stressed that Facebook hopes to continue its positive working relationship with Ofcom. Any suggestion of a lobbying campaign for or against any individual is simply false.”​


I repeat, show where that article justifies this:
fillyboy said:
Another candidate who meets Nick Cleggs approval, a pussy who will allow Facebook to control policy. Really?, you really want that? Extraordinary.
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Dacre will target BBC funding, dacre has long criticized big tech's (facebook, google) data privacy. Nick Clegg is Facebook's vice chairman for global affairs, Nick Clegg has spearheaded a lobbying campaign to block Dacre from getting the job, which they've 'temporarily' succeeded in doing.

Duh?
 
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