Too Tory for Jowell

Tess Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports has vetoed both of the candidates for Chairman of English Heritage.

The nominations were Lord Marland, the Tory party Treasurer, and Lady Cobham, the partner of the former Conservative Cabinet minister David Mellor. Both of these were nominated by an independent body.

The reason giving for not appointing either of the candidates? “Neither quite demonstrated the full range of criteria for the post.” Errrr so how did they get past the nomination process then, to be the final two? Surely if that was the case, they would have been eliminated early on?

This comes after five Labour supporters were appointed to the BLF. Obviously the chairman of English Heritage can’t be appointed until a Labour supporter is one of the final two.