Lord Young of Norwood Green, the peer who was banned from making a speech because he'd slept through most of the debate, was a BBC Governor from the days when it wasn't unusual to give a place to union leaders.
As Tony Young, he was elected Senior Deputy General Secretary of the Communication Workers union in 1998 while he worked as Governor of the BBC (1998-2002). He became a member of the TUC General Council in 1989 and was President in 2001. As a BBC Governor, he provided ballast to Chairmen, Christopher Bland (1996-2001) and Gavyn Davies (2001-2004).
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