BBC’s ex-boss Lord Tony Hall says he was ‘wrong to give Martin Bashir the benefit of the doubt’

Former director-general Lord Tony Hall has said he accepts the 1996 BBC inquiry into how Panorama secured its interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, ‘fell well short of what was required’ and he was ‘wrong to give Martin Bashir the benefit of the doubt’.  Mr Bashir, 58,  ’employed deceitful methods’  and ‘breached’ guidelines to secure his … Read more

BBC’s ex-boss Lord Tony Hall says he was ‘wrong to give Martin Bashir the benefit of the doubt’

Former director-general Lord Tony Hall has said he accepts the 1996 BBC inquiry into how Panorama secured its interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, ‘fell well short of what was required’ and he was ‘wrong to give Martin Bashir the benefit of the doubt’.  Mr Bashir, 58,  ’employed deceitful methods’  and ‘breached’ guidelines to secure his … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s ex-boss takes aim at fund managers

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ex-boss takes aim at fund managers: Fire them if they don’t hold big firms to account, says hedge fund boss Sir Chris Hohn Sir Chris Hohn’s firm TCI Fund Management was the world’s best performing hedge fund last year Activists such as TCI, as well as Elliott, Paulson and Nelson Peltz’s Trian … Read more