About Bernard Donoughue, Baron Donoughue
Bernard Donoughue, Baron Donoughue is a British politician, academic, businessman and author. He is a member of the Labour Party. Donoughue was at The Times during Murdoch's takeover and in his first year as proprietor, and he holds the media mogul responsible for what he dubs "a diminution in the values of our society". At the time he lived in Hampstead and Highgate, where John McDonnell was the party's candidate for a seat won by the Conservative Party in the 'landslide' election of 1983. For the first time the Official Report published the salaries; and as being part of the Civil Service department.
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