Newly ennobled peer Lord Bent has been awarded his title for services to government communications.
Beginning in a small way by delivering brown envelopes, he went on to found Bakkanders, liaising between government, civil service and (very) private industry.
Having established a relationship with the police service in similar fashion, he named his new company Turner-Blindeye.
“I see myself as heading an emergency, call out service. Progress is not always easy,” said Lord Bent, “but with Bakkanders and help from Turner-Blindeye, I have managed to get ministers out of some holes, and managed to remove certain stumbling blocks. All without getting my hands dirty, you understand.”
