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

[mercury]

It is perfectly clear

Despite mark warner employing bell pottinger the mccanns paid bell half a million

End of story

[Robittybob1]

It is perfectly clear

Despite mark warner employing bell pottinger the mccanns paid bell half a million

End of story

That could have put Bell Pottinger in a conflict of interest situation if for any reason Mark Warner is a contributor to the issue and then to be paid by the McCanns as well.  Any story that might point the finger back to the negligence and or cover up resorted to by MW is deliberately not given any publicity in the newspapers. 

[mercury]

That could have put Bell Pottinger in a conflict of interest situation if for any reason Mark Warner is a contributor to the issue and then to be paid by the McCanns as well.  Any story that might point the finger back to the negligence and or cover up resorted to by MW is deliberately not given any publicity in the newspapers.

Whatever,carry on researchng

[Robittybob1]

Whatever,carry on researchng

In the thread discussing the topic there didn't seem to be a consensus that a payment was ever made.

[G-Unit]

In the thread discussing the topic there didn't seem to be a consensus that a payment was ever made.

Why would he lie? Why was he allowed to say it if it was a lie?

[Robittybob1]

Why would he lie? Why was he allowed to say it if it was a lie?

It is more boasting rather than lying.  The practicality of what he is boasting would be in question.  Would Kate and Gerry want to pay for all the negative and hurtful publicity they got as well?  Would you pay it up front or wait till the year was up?   How many missed days were allowed before the contract was broken?  How many papers not having a headline about Madeleine were allowed before the contract was broken?
 'They paid me £500,000 to keep them on the front page of every newspaper for one year and that's what we did'.  How could that be confirmed?

[G-Unit]

It is more boasting rather than lying.  The practicality of what he is boasting would be in question.  Would Kate and Gerry want to pay for all the negative and hurtful publicity they got as well?  Would you pay it up front or wait till the year was up?   How many missed days were allowed before the contract was broken?  How many papers not having a headline about Madeleine were allowed before the contract was broken?
 'They paid me £500,000 to keep them on the front page of every newspaper for one year and that's what we did'.  How could that be confirmed?

All I'm saying is there was a deafening silence from the McCanns on the issue, that's all.

[Robittybob1]

All I'm saying is there was a deafening silence from the McCanns on the issue, that's all.

I've heard the boast but now I'm concerned about the implications of the conflict of interest between the Madeleine McCann missing and Mark Warner employing Bell Pottinger to fix some sort of crisis.  Did MW actually have a crisis on their hands?

[mercury]

In the thread discussing the topic there didn't seem to be a consensus that a payment was ever made.

Stop thrashng a dead duck
Its a fact bell was paid, he said so, he was quoted in a book written by a joirnalist, still nto convinced? Write to the author and to bell

“You are always in danger of deluding yourself, into believing you’re doing good things, when you’re actually looking after number one.” And Lord Bell: “The McCanns paid me £500,000 in fees to keep them on the front page of every single newspaper for a year, which we did” – a fact that I’d never heard before. No doubt the campaign would have been less effective if “Advertisement” had been engraved above the missing child’s photograph.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/14/weekend_review_page_file_maureen_callahan_champagne_supernovas_owen_jones_the_establishment_sophie_hannah_the_monogram_murders_poirot_ghost_write/

[Robittybob1]

Stop thrashng a dead duck
Its a fact bell was paid, he said so, he was quoted in a book written by a joirnalist, still nto convinced? Write to the author and to bell

“You are always in danger of deluding yourself, into believing you’re doing good things, when you’re actually looking after number one.” And Lord Bell: “The McCanns paid me £500,000 in fees to keep them on the front page of every single newspaper for a year, which we did” – a fact that I’d never heard before. No doubt the campaign would have been less effective if “Advertisement” had been engraved above the missing child’s photograph.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/14/weekend_review_page_file_maureen_callahan_champagne_supernovas_owen_jones_the_establishment_sophie_hannah_the_monogram_murders_poirot_ghost_write/

You are still not addressing the key issue of the conflict of interest.

[Carana]

Stop thrashng a dead duck
Its a fact bell was paid, he said so, he was quoted in a book written by a joirnalist, still nto convinced? Write to the author and to bell

“You are always in danger of deluding yourself, into believing you’re doing good things, when you’re actually looking after number one.” And Lord Bell: “The McCanns paid me £500,000 in fees to keep them on the front page of every single newspaper for a year, which we did” – a fact that I’d never heard before. No doubt the campaign would have been less effective if “Advertisement” had been engraved above the missing child’s photograph.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/14/weekend_review_page_file_maureen_callahan_champagne_supernovas_owen_jones_the_establishment_sophie_hannah_the_monogram_murders_poirot_ghost_write/

I've never found anything to corroborate that alleged statement by Lord Bell.

Which year would he have been referring to?

[mercury]

I've never found anything to corroborate that alleged statement by Lord Bell.

Which year would he have been referring to?

http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=6114.0;nowap

He is actually quoted by the author a guardian journalist
Its also a thread you read and posted on
Have you any evidence o.... j.... lied?
What evidence do you demand? Sight of bank statements?

[mercury]

You are still not addressing the key issue of the conflict of interest.

Im not interested as i dint see it as an issue
A journalist from a respected uk newspaper wrote a book, quoted mr bell, now we have all the sirens screeching it cant be true, why not?

[Brietta]

http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=6114.0;nowap

He is actually quoted by the author a guardian journalist
Its also a thread you read and posted on
Have you any evidence owen jones lied?

It isn't really a question of doubting O.... J....' veracity, more about wondering if the title "Lord" in front of Tim Bell's name necessarily verifies his ...

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On 19 November 1977 Bell was fined £50 for indecency. He had exposed himself while masturbating at his Hampstead bathroom window on 21 October in full view of female passers-by.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bell,_Baron_Bell

Elsewhere described as ... a conviction for ‘wilfuly, openly and obscenely’ exposing himself ‘with intent to insult a female’ under Section 4 of the 1824 Vagrancy Act.

[G-Unit]

It isn't really a question of doubting O... J....' veracity, more about wondering if the title "Lord" in front of Tim Bell's name necessarily verifies his ...

Quote
On 19 November 1977 Bell was fined £50 for indecency. He had exposed himself while masturbating at his Hampstead bathroom window on 21 October in full view of female passers-by.
End quote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bell,_Baron_Bell

Elsewhere described as ... a conviction for ‘wilfuly, openly and obscenely’ exposing himself ‘with intent to insult a female’ under Section 4 of the 1824 Vagrancy Act.

Does that mean he lied about the half a million?