BBC Martin Bashir compensation: Tim Davie said there will be a "legal discussion" for the whistleblower who raised concerns about Bashir's faked statements.
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Who is Richard Aylard?
Commander Richard J Aylard, CVO is a designated member of the royal security. At nearly 70 years of age, his illustrious career has seen him as a British Royal Navy officer and as Prince Charles s head of private security for six years from 1991 to 1996.
For the next six years, from 1996 to 2002, Aylard worked as a consultant on environmental issues and public affairs at Burson-Marsteller. The year 2002 saw him move on to Thames Water as Corporate Responsibility Director, and soon he became their External Affairs and Sustainability Director. He is now a Director and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive of Thames Water. He is also a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, and an Ambassador for WWF-UK, and an Associate of Forum for the Future.
The Dyson Bashir report exposes a pattern in the way the BBC deals with scandals and mistakes. Those who fail upwards and victimisation of whistleblowers.