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Would it have been useful for OU leaders to have seen this before appointing Horrocks?

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Edited by Patrick Andrews, Sunday, 16 Dec 2018, 01:16

There now seems to be widespread agreement that the appointment of Peter Horrocks as Vice Chancellor was a very big mistake and thankfully the Open University now seems to be led by a VC who is committed to the students and staff. 

It is interesting reading the latest edition of the London Review of Books to see how many of the characteristics of the management of the BBC and especially the World Service presaged the management style he carried on to the OU

https://www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n24/owen-bennett-jones/cant-afford-to-tell-the-truth?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4024&utm_content=ukrw_subs

I think most of the staff and students now feel much more confident about the university than we did one year ago.

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