tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post113182837694807161..comments2024-03-29T01:48:46.501+00:00Comments on A Liberal Goes A Long Way: Sir Christopher and the Secret KeepersStephen Tallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720133001571029678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post-1131889329048378462005-11-13T13:42:00.000+00:002005-11-13T13:42:00.000+00:00I agree: an odd comment from Norman, and a tad ban...I agree: an odd comment from Norman, and a tad bandwagony for my tastes. Would he really rather that the civil service remained a completely closed world, beyond explanation?Stephen Tallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720133001571029678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11862686.post-1131867446265999532005-11-13T07:37:00.000+00:002005-11-13T07:37:00.000+00:00According to reports in The Observer (Sunday 13 No...According to reports in The Observer (Sunday 13 November) a third of Sir Christopher's serialisation fees are to go to a charity of which his wife is a patron.<BR/><BR/>I find it puzzling (to say the least) that in the same report Norman Lamb MP comments: "The fact that there is a [financial] benefit - a benefit not directly personal, but for a cause which his wife and he clearly support - creates a potential conflict, and his position [as Chair of the Press Complaints Commission] is incompatible with that."<BR/><BR/>Norman seems to be implying that that had Sir Christopher given the money to a charity he didn't give a damn about, that would have been OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com