Talk:Stephen Byers

Confusion About Events In Article
'but in February 2002 Moore became involved in a further row over "burying" bad news. The Department of Transport's head of news Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC news reporter, had warned Moore not to "bury" any more bad news on the day of Princess Margaret's funeral. On February 15 it was announced that both Moore and Sixsmith had resigned, but Sixsmith later said he had not agreed to go, and that Byers had insisted on Sixsmith's departure as the price for losing Moore.'

I don't find it very clear what happened here.

I see that you do not want this article to turn into one about Jo Moore - but was the further row still associated with Byers? If so, what was the row?

Was the 'row' the mere mentioning of burial by Sixsmith? Is so, why should Moore take any heat?

--bodnotbod 15:41, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)


 * On reflection I think the "further row" was really just a continuation of the first. The Sixsmith e-mail was leaked, apparently edited and out of context, presumably by an enemy of Moore, in order to make it look like she had been trying to bury bad news again, which doesn't really seem to be proven. Byers got dragged in when he jumped the gun on announcing the "resignations". I've tried to improve it in the article. Does it make more sense now...? --rbrwr&circ;


 * Excellent work. It does now leave a Jo Moore entry looking like it needs doing  ;o)  If nobody seems to take up the challenge in the next couple of days  I might have a pop at it.  It's only my second day as a contributor but I'm hooked:  zombie eyed, catching myself drooling occasionally, it doesn't look good... --bodnotbod 21:31, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)

BBC change web news item
Just noticed that the BBC changed the web news item I linked to with their original headline "Byers admits lying over Railtrack" to "Byers admits untruth on Railtrack" about 4 hours later, and perhaps changed the content of the story.

Should we change our link to the BBC's new title, or leave it different as a record and evidence that BBC changes web news items after publishing them? I wish I'd printed out the original item now to identify the exact changes to the story.

Details: I added this external link on "17:07, 14 July 2005 Rwendland m (Add BBC report on Byers trial evidence)", and I would just have copied the then BBC title for the link name. The BBC story now says "Last Updated: Thursday, 14 July, 2005, 21:36 GMT", 4 hours later.

-- Rwendland 11:35, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

School
THere is no such school as the City of Chester Grammar School. THe only schools in City of Chester are


 * Kings School(boys)
 * Queens School (girls)
 * Queens Park High School,
 * Upton High School,
 * Kingsway High School,
 * Catholic High School,
 * Bishops High School (formerly Bishops Bluecoat School)
 * Blacon High School

So which one is meant?--SlipperyHippo 05:52, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Chester City Grammar School became Queens Park High after the comprehensive system was introduced - simple. (CCGS Old Boy) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.36.93.5 (talk) 13:58, 8 October 2019 (UTC)