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Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster
Caroline Agnes Morgan Thomson, Lady Liddle is a British business executive. Thomson was the chief operating officer at the BBC from 2006 to 2012 and chair of Oxfam until October 2020. Thomson has been a member of the BBC Board since April 2025.
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Caroline Thomson was born in 1954. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Caroline Thomson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1954 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.29 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $10,250 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,800 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.49 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 162.0M | 341 million |
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