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".. Geoff Mulgan looks at the Spectator’s grip on the Conservative Party ...

Their power derives from a lock on two key institutions: the Conservative Party itself and the print media, ..media barons, Murdoch, the Barclay brothers and Rothermere. "

bylinetimes.com/2021/07/26/spe…
I already touched the tip of the iceberg that is Barclays here:

Rothermere is less familiar to me.. So, let's see..

Interesting timing.. the sacking of Geordie Greig ..

spectator.co.uk/article/all-ch…
Since I'm looking at the Rothermere family I'll use this moment to mention the Rothermere American Institute (RAI) at University of Oxford .. for later ..

Lew Grade , member of the Founding Council of the RAI archive.md/G7lHg

Uncle of Michael Ian Grade #BBC > Paul Evans
Lord Rothermere is mentioned in this article on the Leveson inquiry

theguardian.com/media/media-bl…

" Culture secretary Matt Hancock has now scrapped any further Leveson inquiry .."

"Rebekah Brooks was very close to Sara Payne's mother.. at one point giving her a company cell phone "
"Rebekah Brooks? 'We helped choose her police station' says Bell Pottinger " independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Bell Pottinger buys Blairite agency "Our Geopolitical business is growing at a rapid pace. " - Lord Bell

Video explains how insurance companies Zurich and MMI were involved w/ the Goddard Child Sex Abuse Investigation shutdown

MMI > SIR JOHN LOVILL AS CHAIRMAN lgcplus.com/archive/mmi-ap…

"Blair's dirty money" dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…

Rabbit hole for later..
A DEEP rabbithole .. ZURICH INSURANCE

zurichinsurancevictims.net
Speaking of Blair .. thought I'd just throw this back in here..

The Foundling Hospital (now called Thomas Coram Foundation for Children > CORAM )
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundling…

bought a playground for children w/ financial support from Lord Rothermere - Coram's Fields

> St Andrew's Church in Holborn

William Hogarth was the founding governor of the Foundling Hospital..

Some academics think he may have been a pedophile .. muse.jhu.edu/article/464815
The Thomas Coram Research Unit works together with UCL and Tavistock.. that's all I'll say about that , for now..

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