Next Saturday, Conor celebrates his 90th birthday. In the course of an amazing life, he spent several years at The Observer, as editor-in-chief and columnist. For this paper, Conor was a proud adornment. For him, the Observer years were merely part - though an enjoyable part, at least to begin with - of a life that took him from public service in Ireland to an African civil war to professorship in America to government ministry in Dublin. And with all of that he has published a shelf-full of books, a number of which ought to be read by anyone who cares about literature, politics or history.
The Observer itself makes the news in the Sindie followng the resignation of Roger Alton,Donald Trelford writing that This is no time to write off the 'Obs'
Last week's drama, while doubtless unsettling to Observer journalists, has to be seen in perspective. The paper's immediate demise was regularly predicted during my 18 years as editor, and it changed owners three times in that period. It is now on its fifth editor since I left in 1993, so another change in the hot seat – from Alton to his long-time deputy, John Mulholland – hardly constitutes a major crisis.
The Times carries the story that
Toilet humour creates stink for BBC boss
THE director-general of the BBC, Mark Thompson, has been accused of referring to Tessa Jowell, the former culture secretary, as “Mrs S*** For Brains”
The BBC was yesterday forced to issue a rebuttal after two senior television executives insisted they had heard Thompson use the phrase when he was head of Channel 4. Thompson’s supporters believe the story has been circulated by his enemies to undermine his position.
The remarks about Jowell, now Olympics minister, were uncovered by Maggie Brown, a journalist and author of a book on Channel 4.
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