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GORDON Brown's decision to recruit former advertising man and Ofcom boss Stephen Carter to the newly created post of Chief of Strategy and Principal Adviser to the Prime Minister has raised eyebrows. Carter was a Labour Party member before he joined Ofcom, and has rejoined on being appointed a special adviser. But he has always denied a wish to take up a Westminster career.
"No, I'm not thinking of politics. I made that decision a long, long time ago," he said in 2006. So what's made him change his mind? He will earn no more than Pounds 150,000 in his role a fraction of his Ofcom Pounds 440,000 salary. Carter is famous for once wearing Frank Spencer-inspired knitted tank tops as well as driving a Mini.See the full content of this document
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