Marr Archived Message Posted by Mary on January 19, 2020, 9:47 am He has the odious Mark Thompson on, the ex DG of the BBC and now the CEO of the NY Times. There is much boasting of the phenomenal rise in sales with 5 million subscribers. Thompson is now recommending the pathway the BBC must follow in the future! Remember him, when at the BBC, cosying up to Sharon on a visit to Israel with his American wife, Jane Blumberg? He took a huge salary at the time and employed Caroline Thomson as COO who stopped a broadcast of Caryl Churchill's play 'Seven Jewish Children' on Radio 4. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/16/bbc-rejects-caryl-churchill-israel An appeal for Gaza following Cast Lead was also banned by Thomson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_controversies#2009:_Gaza_DEC_Appeal_2009_refusal_to_broadcast Here is a link to the Thompsons in NY. Doing nicely by the looks of it. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10514583/Former-BBC-chief-Mark-Thompson-buys-run-down-3.4-million-Manhattan-apartment.html Message Thread: Marr - Mary January 19, 2020, 9:47 am Thompson's effort for 18th January - Mary January 19, 2020, 9:51 am Re: Marr - Morrissey January 19, 2020, 10:38 am Some brutal letters about it, esp. by "Henry W"... - Morrissey January 19, 2020, 10:43 am Re: Some brutal letters about it, esp. by "Henry W"... - Mary January 19, 2020, 12:02 pm   Searching