GQ's most influential men

[wellinghall]

These are the top 10 "most influential men [in Britain] ... the result of exhaustive discussion between the GQ editors and a panel of independent judges."

1. David Cameron ("PM in waiting")
2. Lord Mandelson ("de facto head of government")
3. James Murdoch (Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corp Europe and Asia; Executive Chairman, News International)
4. George Osborne (Shadow Chancellor)
5. Rupert Murdoch (Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corporation)
6. Viscount Rothermere (Chairman, Daily Mail & General Trust)
7. Sir Philip Green (Owner, Arcadia Group)
8. Paul Dacre (Editor-in-Chief, Associated Newspapers)
9. Gordon Brown ("PM (until next year)")
10. Mervyn King (Governor, The Bank of England)

Comments

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

From what I have seen / heard, Mervyn King is a very sensible man. He is hindered by the tripartite system of regulation put in place by the current government, where bank regulation is shared between the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority, and HM Treasury - but then, I didn't hear Mervyn King - or anyone else - complaining much about this before the crash.