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'''John Birt, Baron Birt''' is a British television executive and advisor to [[Tony Blair]]. He is a former Director-General (1992–2000) of the BBC.
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==BBC==
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Birt became notorious "as the deputy director-general who charged his Armani suits to business expenses, and squandered tens of millions on hiring management consultants."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221644/Jimmy-Savile-scandal-BBC-censors-Newsnight-documentary-emails.html</ref>
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==Advisor to Tony Blair==
 
==Advisor to Tony Blair==
 
Birt was brought into Number 10 to lead the development of long-term strategy for the government on key areas of public policy. [[Tony Blair]] asked him to produce a report on solutions to crime, and he served as advisor on Criminal Justice from 2000–2001. The establishment of the [[Serious Organised Crime Agency]] was an idea originally conceived by Birt.<ref name="auto1">Anthony Seldon,''Blair Unbound'' 2007 ISBN 978-1-84739-090-5</ref>
 
Birt was brought into Number 10 to lead the development of long-term strategy for the government on key areas of public policy. [[Tony Blair]] asked him to produce a report on solutions to crime, and he served as advisor on Criminal Justice from 2000–2001. The establishment of the [[Serious Organised Crime Agency]] was an idea originally conceived by Birt.<ref name="auto1">Anthony Seldon,''Blair Unbound'' 2007 ISBN 978-1-84739-090-5</ref>

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Person.png John Birt  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Official portrait of Lord Birt.jpg
Born10 December 1944
NationalityUK
Alma materSt Mary's College (Crosby), St Catherine's College (Oxford)

John Birt, Baron Birt is a British television executive and advisor to Tony Blair. He is a former Director-General (1992–2000) of the BBC.

BBC

Birt became notorious "as the deputy director-general who charged his Armani suits to business expenses, and squandered tens of millions on hiring management consultants."[1]

Advisor to Tony Blair

Birt was brought into Number 10 to lead the development of long-term strategy for the government on key areas of public policy. Tony Blair asked him to produce a report on solutions to crime, and he served as advisor on Criminal Justice from 2000–2001. The establishment of the Serious Organised Crime Agency was an idea originally conceived by Birt.[2]

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