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Ten Reasons why Rebekah Brooks is not a fit manager for any company – Brian Cathcart

15 09 2015

Rebekah Brooks at Leveson inquiryRebekah Brooks is back in her old job as CEO of Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper operations. Here are 10 reasons why no responsible company would have appointed her. Read the rest of this entry »


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