By Ben King, 19 September 2001 07:34
NEWS Gavyn Davies is expected to be appointed chairman of the BBC in a move that is already being slammed as Labour cronyism. Current vice-chairman and chief economist at Goldman Sachs, Davies is a confirmed Labour supporter, and his appointment (in tandem with pro-Labour director general Greg Dyke) has set Tories fuming. Conservative Party chairman David Davis told the Financial Times: "At a time when the BBC is under fire for leftwing bias... it is crazy to put the whole show in the hands of two longstanding Labour cronies." Davies' appointment will free up current part-time chairman Sir Christopher Bland to concentrate on his other job - the chairmanship of BT.
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