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| − | Bower's joint biography of [[Conrad Black]] and [[Barbara Amiel]] ''[[Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge]]'' was published in November 2006. In February 2007, Black filed a libel suit in Toronto against Bower over the contents of the book.<ref name="vsblack"> | + | Bower's joint biography of [[Conrad Black]] and [[Barbara Amiel]] ''[[Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge]]'' was published in November 2006. In February 2007, Black filed a libel suit in Toronto against Bower over the contents of the book.<ref name="vsblack">http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/36870</ref> The suit was frozen when Black was convicted of fraud and imprisoned.<ref name="vsblack2">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conrad-blacks-trials-not-over-yet/article4104388/</ref> |
===Jeremy Corbyn=== | ===Jeremy Corbyn=== | ||
| − | In 2019 [[Peter Oborne]] claimed that ''Dangerous Hero'', Bower's biography of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] "systematically distorts the truth".<ref>https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/tom-bower-book-dangerous-hero-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader-truth</ref> | + | In 2019 [[Peter Oborne]] claimed that ''Dangerous Hero'', Bower's biography of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] "systematically distorts the truth".<ref>https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/tom-bower-book-dangerous-hero-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader-truth</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' entitled their review ''Dangerous Hero review – Corbyn hatchet job turns out to be blunt instrument''.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/24/dangerous-hero-tom-bower-jeremy-corbyn-hatchet-job-failure</ref> |
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 Tom Bower    (journalist) | |
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Career
Conrad Black
Bower's joint biography of Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge was published in November 2006. In February 2007, Black filed a libel suit in Toronto against Bower over the contents of the book.[1] The suit was frozen when Black was convicted of fraud and imprisoned.[2]
Jeremy Corbyn
In 2019 Peter Oborne claimed that Dangerous Hero, Bower's biography of Jeremy Corbyn "systematically distorts the truth".[3] The Guardian entitled their review Dangerous Hero review – Corbyn hatchet job turns out to be blunt instrument.[4]
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References
- ↑ http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/36870
- ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conrad-blacks-trials-not-over-yet/article4104388/
- ↑ https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/tom-bower-book-dangerous-hero-jeremy-corbyn-labour-leader-truth
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/24/dangerous-hero-tom-bower-jeremy-corbyn-hatchet-job-failure
