Curious, then, that an independent director speaking on background refers questions about the formula to Chief Executive John Brennan , who is likely the biggest beneficiary of the payout.

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Speaking to the Independent newspaper, Richard Reeves - who stood down as the Lib Dems' director of strategy on Thursday to work in America - said Tuesday's vote was a "critical moment" for Lords reform and "a once-in-a-generation chance" to secure it.

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Mr Clarke remains a non-executive of Independent News and Media (UK) - publisher of the Independent newspaper - and earns fees from journalism and speaking engagements all over the world.

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I'm speaking on behalf of owners of small independent businesses and I know very well that Amazon does provide a platform where smaller local businesses can, you know, sell their merchandise to broader audiences.

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On Wednesday, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Media Show, Independent editor Chris Blackhurst said the editors had been through all of Lord Leveson's proposals point by point "and pretty much agreed to them all".

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Speaking at a press conference, he also accused the head of the Independent Election Commission of being in league with the Karzai campaign and working actively to support the incumbent.

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Speaking during defence questions in the House of Commons on 26 March 2012, the independent MP said that people in the Arab world were "crying out for democracy" and that "we are rightly critical of arms sales to Syria".

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Editors speaking include James Harding of The Times, Alan Rusbridger of the Guardian, Chris Blackhurst of the Independent, and the former News of the World editor Colin Myler.

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Speaking through their laptops and iPhones, people are increasingly able to organize themselves and solve social problems, independent of the old, creaky, public-sector industrial plant.

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