Is that right?
Chairmain of the board of trustees - Rona Fairhead. Former CEO of the Financial Times and now on the board of HSBC
Deputy Chair - Sir Roger Carr. Former chairman of Centrica, former deputy Governor of Bank of England and now Chairman of BAE
As left as they come.
As for former...
The government don't like the online aspect because it is far superior to commercial competitors who have closer ties to the Tories! The BBC has become a political target because of perceived bias. Like the NHS, it should be beyond political influence.