Was Lord Bell really paid £500,000 to keep the Maddie story front page news?

[Mr Gray]

Sorry, who said they were paid in advance? I missed that I think.

see stephens post....and as he was claiming all yesterday evening

[G-Unit]

see stephens post....and as he was claiming all yesterday evening

Thanks davel, I did miss that 

[Mr Gray]

Thanks davel, I did miss that 

nice to see such pleasantness for a change 

[stephen25000]

see stephens post....and as he was claiming all yesterday evening

So where does it state I was wrong ?

The McCann's paid out £500,000.

[Jean-Pierre]

So where does it state I was wrong ?

The McCann's paid out £500,000.

You claimed it was paid in advance.  And made a right fool of yourself.

No doubt you have "forgotten" that.   

[Jean-Pierre]

Thanks Alice. I was wondering if any experts on here had more detailed information as they seem to think the accounts are very transparent. Enid found them quite difficult to 'see through' as I recall.

Who is Enid?  It really is not that hard to read a very straightforward set of accounts, so if she is finding it hard to "see through" them maybe she needs to go to specsavers.   

[stephen25000]

You claimed it was paid in advance.  And made a right fool of yourself.

No doubt you have "forgotten" that.   

Are you trying to goad me jean ?

So where has it been proved I was wrong ?

[Alice Purjorick]

Oh dear.  You seem to have fallen for it!   

Before dignifying this claim with any semblence of the "the trust" - could you just provide the entry from the leverson enquiry, and a note of where the fund made a payment of £500K?

Given the fund is audited by a very reputable firm, it should be easy to identify that very considerable sum.

 

Why would the auditors worry?
They will not be interested in much beyond:
Has the company operated in accordance with its Articles of Association?.
Have the accounts been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006?
Do they give a true and fair view of the company’s financial affairs?.
Is the directors’ report consistent with the accounts?.
Has the company kept adequate accounting records?.
Were the auditors provided the with all the information they needed to fulfill their obligations?.
Was the company laundering money?.
If spending £500k was permissible within the above it would go unremarked.

[Jean-Pierre]

Are you trying to goad me jean ?

So where has it been proved I was wrong ?

Can you provide a cite that £500,000 was paid in advance?

[DCI]

Who is Enid?  It really is not that hard to read a very straightforward set of accounts, so if she is finding it hard to "see through" them maybe she needs to go to specsavers. 

Bennetts court escort, Enid O Dowd.

[Alice Purjorick]

Thanks Alice. I was wondering if any experts on here had more detailed information as they seem to think the accounts are very transparent. Enid found them quite difficult to 'see through' as I recall.

Enid is kind of persona non grata around here. Usually referred to as Enid Blyton by the faithful.
I kind of wonder about the lump sum of 975k for Merchandising and Campaign Costs in the 2009 accounts.
Personally I don't care what it was spent on but perhaps someone knows the full break down. After all it is transparent we are consistently told. What we need is Joe 90 glasses 

[Brietta]

So where does it state I was wrong ?

The McCann's paid out £500,000.

Lord Bell is quoted in an exchange in a book that they did.

That is the only detail available to us.

Now all we need is the requisite back up proof, perhaps starting with the date of instruction.

However the allegation that they paid for PR to keep Madeleine McCann centre stage in the public conscience is hardly remarkable and not an accusation the majority of people would find troubling, although the tariff seems quite steep ... and think of the fun we could be having if Max Clifford had undercut him.

Now I would have been mightily impressed if Lord Bell had made the claim that his firm was responsible for the lobbying and publicity which had led to the re-opening of Madeleine's case.

However it appears they managed that monumental task without the assistance of him or his firm.

[G-Unit]

nice to see such pleasantness for a change 

It's not new for me I am always pleasant and polite

[G-Unit]

Who is Enid?  It really is not that hard to read a very straightforward set of accounts, so if she is finding it hard to "see through" them maybe she needs to go to specsavers. 

If you follow Alice's link you can look at them yourself and then tell us what you have learned.

[Jean-Pierre]

Bennetts court escort, Enid O Dowd.

Ah yes, I remeber now.  Isn't she meant to be an accountant?

If she cant understand those accounts maybe she needs to find another job