Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew (17 May 1931 – 12 February 2020)[3] was a British appointee as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1979.[1] After serving in the Royal Navy, he was a newspaper executive, who rose to notoriety in his handling of trade union membership, initially as managing director of the Nottingham Evening Post.[2][4] He sacked journalists who joined the trade union or for going on strike for less pay than they were currently receiving - about £1,500 a year,[5] and later under Rupert Murdoch, where his role included trade union matters.[6][7] The appointment brought comment in the House of Commons.[8]
Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1931 |
| Died | 12 February 2020 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British Citizen |
| Education | Great Walstead School |
| Occupation | Newspaper executive |
| Known for | High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1979,[1] Newspaper executive, Trade Union disputes (as management)[2] |
Pole-Carew was educated at Great Walstead School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, from the age of 13.[9]
Pole-Carew's appointment as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire was the subject in 1979 of a House of Commons motion deploring it.[10]
Although retired, Pole-Carew continued to hold two directorships.[3]
Pole-Carew lived near Axminster, in Devon,[3] with Gillian, his wife. Prior to this the Pole-Carews had been custodians for 20 years of Old Shute House, near Axminster, owned by the National Trust.[11] Pole-Carew is a descendant of William Pole (1515–1587), MP for Bossiney, who purchased the Shute estate in 1560.
He died on 12 February 2020 at the age of 88.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "High Sheriffs appointed by Her Majesty in Council for the year 1979". The London Gazette (47795): 3458. 16 March 1979.
Nottinghamshire - Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew, Esq, of New Field House, near Screveton
- ^ a b Frecknall, Trevor (22 December 2010). "All Life's a Game - Trevor Frecknall recalls his time working with Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough - This is Nottingham". This is Nottingham. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
The Post was embarking on the latest (and, as it transpired, the last) massive confrontation with the massed militant forces of the Trades Union movement in the uncompromising campaign masterminded by its managing director, Christopher Pole-Carew, to modernise newspaper production globally.
- ^ a b c "Mr Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew - free company director check. Companies House Information". Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Sassi, Mike (25 November 2005). "Five decades of regional news reporting - Press Gazette". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
Shirley Tart, royal correspondent, Shropshire Star, and associate editor, Shropshire Magazine ON A BRIGHT, early spring morning in 1981 I was sitting on the subs' desk of the Kent Evening Post editing that day's paper when I received a call from Christopher Pole-Carew, managing director of the Nottingham Evening Post.
- ^ Slattery, Jon (30 September 2005). "'Don't mention profits in front of the Colonel' - Press Gazette". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
Pole-Carew was the controversial MD at the Nottingham Evening Post who sacked journalists after they joined the 1976 national pay strike.
- ^ Taylor, Ian (September 2009). "Wapping lies". Socialist Review. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
In February [1985], Murdoch flew senior executives to New York to outline plans to replace his Fleet Street workers with a scab workforce of hundreds at the new plant. ... At the same time he hired a notorious union-basher, Christopher Pole Carew, to set up the scab operation.
- ^ Newsinger, John (27 March 2012). ""Most humble day": the Murdoch empire on the defensive". International Socialism (134). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
The man Murdoch brought in to manage the Wapping operation, Christopher Pole Carew, had wanted to recruit non-union scabs
- ^ "Employment Rights". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 7 March 1986. p. 605. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
That is rather like inviting the Russian social democratic party—as it was before the revolution—to cease its activities pending the promotion of Rasputin to a more responsible position in the Tsarist hierarchy. Mr. Pole-Carew does not enjoy the confidence of the print unions, and he has had a somewhat chequered career in that area. His appointment is an example of the lack of good will on the part of News International.
- ^ Williams, Barrie (25 August 2010). Somebody Had to Do it: The Story of Notorious "Union Buster" Christopher Pole-Carew. AuthorHouse. p. 8. ISBN 978-1452029528. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Row over Sheriff". The Herald. Glasgow. 10 March 1979. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
A commons motion deploring the appointment of Mr Christopher Pole-Carew ... as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire was signed by more than 50 Labour MPs ...
- ^ Abrams, Hilary (March 2009). "Shute Barton" (PDF). Kilmington Postscript (112). kilmingtonvillage.com: 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
The house was built for Lord William Bonville in 1460 and was owned by the same family for most of the following years until it was given to the National Trust in 1959. For the past 20 years it has been tenanted by the Pole-Carew family who are descendants of Lord William.
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