Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild event, the WPP boss gave his two cents on a range of subjects – from the plight of newspapers and the future of the BBC, to Jeremy Clarkson’s fisticuffs.
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If you accept the tangible and intangible social benefits of having a truly national broadcaster, then all other issues remain interesting but of secondary importance, writes Raymond Snoddy.
Can Lloyds force agencies to be more operationally and financially transparent, wonders Dominic Mills.
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