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	Richard Desmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard Clive Desmond (born December 8, 1951) is a British publisher, current owner of Express Newspapers and founder of Northern and Shell plc.
		On the same day Desmond caused a scandal by accusing the Daily Telegraph, which was then considering accepting a takeover offer by the German Axel Springer group, of giving in to Nazis.
		Desmond allegedly harangued the Telegraph's chief executive and associates in faux German at a business meeting and imitated Adolf Hitler, before erupting in a tirade of four-letter words.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Desmond (387 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Richard Desmond: Express route to respectability
		With a media empire that also includes Television X and the Fantasy Channel, Richard Desmond now has an estimated personal fortune of £150m and lives in a grand house in Hampstead, north London, with his wife of 18 years and their 11-year-old son.
		Along the way, Richard Desmond also gathered a reputation for a volcanic temper, the most infamous illustration being when he ordered a female executive, who was late for a board meeting, to stand in a cupboard.
		Desmond's £5m of donations to charity, notably the Federation of Boys' Clubs, led to lunch at Buckingham Palace and eight years ago, the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the white Docklands tower which is the headquarters of Northern and Shell.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1038736.stm (707 words)

	Encyclopedia: Richard Desmond
		Richard Desmond (born December 8, 1951) is a British publisher, current owner of Express Newspapers and founder of Northern and Shell plc.
		On the same day Desmond caused a scandal by accusing the Daily Telegraph, which is considering accepting a takeover offer by the German Axel Springer group, of giving in to Nazis.
		Desmond allegedly adressed the Telegraph's CEO and some associates in faux-German at a business meeting and imitated Adolf Hitler, before erupting in a tirade of four-letter words.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Richard-Desmond (1271 words)

	Independent, The (London): The demon proprietor of Fleet Street: The Interview: Richard Desmond
		Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express, has finally set up camp in the largest chairman's office you have ever seen in his spectacular new headquarters overlooking the Thames in London.
		Allegations of anti- Semitism from Desmond have added an edge of bitterness to what would otherwise be a routine commercial rivalry between the UK's two mid-market national newspapers, scrapping for the loyalty of every reader with everything from free CDs to free crockery in their arsenals.
		In an interview last year, Desmond had said he did not want to sound like Jesus, but he felt that knocking the Mail off its perch was what he was born to do, and that if he couldn't manage it, the sacred trust would be handed on to his son Robert.
	www.zoeticzone.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041025/ai_n12821229 (1586 words)

	Guardian \| Desmond hiring signals plans to expand into radio
		Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers, has hired Richard Park the well regarded former Capital Radio executive, giving a clear indication of the budding media tycoon's ambitions for the group.
		Mr Desmond, who recently claimed to have a £1bn line of credit from Commerzbank, has made little secret of the intention to expand his fledgling empire.
		A spokesman for Mr Desmond confirmed that Mr Park is acting as a consultant to Northern and Shell.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4236056-103676,00.html (562 words)

	Independent on Sunday, The: Capo de' capi of Fleet Street: The IoS Profile: Richard Desmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He is Richard Desmond, owner of the Daily Express, Sunday Express and the Daily Star, and former proprietor of Asian Babes, Pantie Parade and Horny Housewives.
		Desmond's father was the managing director of the screen advertising group Pearl & Dean, but the family, from north London, found their comfortable lives disrupted when Richard's father went deaf.
		Or a bully: Desmond is said to have locked one of his executives in a cupboard and has had to deny throwing a chair at another senior employee.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20050220/ai_n9771729 (1264 words)

	Telegraph \| Money \| Desmond laid bare
		Meanwhile Desmond made a further £1.1m in the year ending December 31 2001 from the publication of a range of pornographic magazines and videos such as Asian Babes, Skinny and Wriggly and Old Hags, according to separate accounts filed in July by Fantasy Publications, a subsidiary of RCD1.
		This disclosure about the extent of Desmond's earnings from pornography may increase controversy over the £100,000 donation he made to the Labour Party in February 2001, which was made just days after the Government decided that he was a "fit and proper" person to acquire the Daily Express and Sunday Express.
		In 2001, Desmond's offshore migration began when control of Television X moved to the Channel Islands.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2002/10/27/ccdes27.xml (918 words)

	Independent, The (London): COVER STORY: Banging his own drum - Richard Desmond
		The drums' presence is often treated as a sign of Desmond's eccentricity, on a par with the duck hooter and bell he uses to signify approval or disapproval in meetings.
		Telegraph employees may shiver at the prospect, but in Desmond they would have a proprietor who is a welcome visitor to Downing Street, and the focus he brought to his drumming might not be bad for the finances either.
		Desmond thinks his experience working with musicians (as a drummer and as the publisher of International Musician, which he no longer owns) was helpful when he started OK! "We were able to succeed because we understood how to deal with artists.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20031120/ai_n12732794 (1607 words)

	Drum Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Richard Desmond began his career in the music business as a drummer playing in a progressive rock band which supported all sorts of famous rock stars from the early seventies.
		Richard's ultimate ambitions though were for more legitimate, mass-market publishing ventures like 'OK' magazine, the success of which culminated in his acquisition of the 'Daily Express' towards the end of the 1990's.
		Despite moving in exhalted circles Richard has never lost sight of his musical roots and in his spare time loves to play drums for relaxation.
	www.drumnetwork.co.uk /news_richarddesmond_080703.htm (243 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Profile: Richard Desmond
		And yet, this was the path taken by Richard Desmond, the gritty porn publisher turned respectable Labour party donor and powerful newspaper proprietor.
		Mr Desmond has been feared by members of the political elite after he acquired the prestigious Express titles in 2000 with money he had made in the adult industry.
		The price Mr Desmond paid for the Express was £125m, and it seems that a generous portion of political clout came embedded in the package - as illustrated by Mr Desmond's latest activity in Westminster.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/3479581.stm (628 words)

	OfficialWire: Richard Desmond worried about being 'like' Jesus...
		Desmond has declared it his life's mission to take on the Daily Mail, which, he says, represents "everything I hate", but doesn't want to sound like Jesus when he describes his life's ambition.
		Desmond's determination to take on the Daily Mail appears to have affected his family life as well as his sanity.
		Desmond then hit back at critics who have claimed that his soft-porn empire made him an unsuitable person to own a national newspaper.
	news.baou.com /main.php3?action=recent&rid=909 (530 words)

	The Observer \| Business \| James Robinson on OK! and Richard Desmond
		Desmond decided to launch in the US after the collapse of talks with potential joint-venture partners, but his return could also carry a personal risk.
		Desmond was still locked in negotiations last week over a deal to secure a high-profile interviewee for the first issue, and informed speculation suggests that it might be Michael Jackson.
		Desmond's ownership of Express Newspapers has catapulted him into the ranks of the super rich; reputedly he is worth about £1.3 billion and, last year, paid himself £1m a week.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /business/story/0,6903,1539447,00.html (1171 words)

	:::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
		'''Richard Clive Desmond''' (born December 8, 1951) is a United Kingdom British publisher, current owner of Express Newspapers and founder of Northern and Shell plc.
		Desmond attracted controversy over his £100,000 donation to the The Labour Party (UK) Labour Party.
		On the same day Desmond caused a scandal by accusing the ''Daily Telegraph'', which was then considering accepting a takeover offer by the Germany German Axel Springer group, of giving in to Nazis.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Richard_Desmond.html (436 words)

	channel4.com - The Real Richard Desmond
		When Richard Desmond bought Express Newspapers in November 2000, the media world was stunned.
		In his first major television exclusive, Desmond emerges to answers his critics about his morality, his wealth, his donation to the Labour Party, allegations of editorial interference on his papers and his friendship with the Prime Minister.
		Desmond himself recounts his meteoric rise from North London school drop-out to one of the country's leading press barons, sharing anecdotes and answering criticisms of his product, his management style and his character.
	www.channel4.com /life/microsites/R/real_richard_desmond (192 words)

	British Publisher Attacks Germans in Vicious Tirade \| Current Affairs \| Deutsche Welle \| 24.04.2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In an apparent case of extreme professional jealousy, British tabloid mogul Richard Desmond, known for his explosive temper, hurled anti-German abuse in a meeting with executives from the British conservative newspaper Telegraph on Thursday.
		Desmond, who owns the Daily and Sunday Express and who made his fortune through pornographic magazines, allegedly opened the meeting by speaking in mockingly bad German before saying Germans were "all Nazis" and asking the Telegraph executives whether they felt like being taken over by Nazis.
		Desmond then strutted up and down the room, holding his fingers to his lips to mimic a Hitler-style moustache and giving stiff-armed salutes in an imitation of John Cleese's famous goosestepping scene in British TV sitcom Fawlty Towers.
	www.dw-world.de /english/0,3367,1430_A_1180702_1_A,00.html (398 words)

	MediaGuardian.co.uk \| Media \| Nazi tirade Stream of abuse by Express owner provokes walkout
		Richard Desmond, the proprietor of the Daily Express, launched an extraordinary tirade against the Germans yesterday when he accused them all of being Nazis as he goosestepped around a boardroom to the astonishment of fellow newspaper executives.
		Mr Desmond, who has attempted to position himself as a respectable media owner by divesting himself of his pornography titles, called the Telegraph chief executive Jeremy Deedes a "miserable little piece of shit".
		Mr Desmond replied: "Don't you tell me to sit down, you miserable little piece of shit" and then launched into what witnesses described as "a stream of foul-mouthed abuse, both personal and general".
	media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1201516,00.html (850 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Media & Leisure - Desmond secures banking backers for Telegraph bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is believed Desmond thinks that, as well as being debt-free, he has another trump card in any bidding war for the Telegraph assets: his 50 per cent stake in Westferry, the printing group he shares with the Telegraph.
		Desmond’s is a debt-free group, and he would therefore be able to raise a lot of money.
		Desmond’s jockeying for position came on a weekend when all four members of the audit committee of Hollinger Inc - the Toronto-based company that controls Hollinger International - resigned following Lord Black of Crossharbour’s refusal to stand down as chief executive of the group.
	business.scotsman.com /media.cfm?id=1294392003 (656 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Politics \| Special Reports \| Filthy lucre
		But the association with Richard Desmond finally caused the PM some grief at home when Cherie was sorting out Tony's old jumpers at the back of his wardrobe and discovered a grubby, well-thumbed copy of the Daily Express.
		Meanwhile round at Richard Desmond's house, the pornographer's wife was equally upset.
		During an awkward discussion in cabinet, ministers admitted that Desmond's porn mags were not the sort of family publications with which the Labour party ought to be associated.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /funding/comment/0,11893,717741,00.html (774 words)

	The Mundi Club: The Jews and Zionists Stirring up Racism in Britain.
		Richard desmond, a jew, owns the ‘daily express, the ‘sunday express’ and the ‘daily star’ which he uses to promote his rabid brand of zionist fundamentalism.
		Desmond's acquisition of express newspapers had been financed by a german bank, "The frankfurt-based Commerzbank bankrolled the former pornographer's £125m acquisition of the Express group four years ago." In april 2004, desmond attended a business meeting with telegraph executives to discuss a joint express-telegraph printing venture.
		Desmond was angry with the telegraph organization for rejecting his takeover of the telegraph newspapers and doubtlessly saw the meeting with telegraph executives as an opportunity to express his annoyance with the organization they were working for.
	mundiclub.blogspot.com /2005/07/jews-and-zionists-stirring-up-racism.html (8112 words)

	Pearsall's Books: The Mob and Richard Desmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There was a pretty fascinating story yesterday on the Village Voice site about the Daily Express owner Richard Desmond's conflict with the Gambino crime family of New York in the early 90's.
		Desmond, in a pompous tone, called Martino "stupid" and "a commoner." He didn't need their business, Desmond said.
		Martino snarled back that Desmond had better not bring his magazines to the U.S. "This is not over," he added as Desmond walked out.
	onepearsallandhisbooks.blogspot.com /2005/02/mob-and-richard-desmond.html (490 words)

	Amazon.com: Richard III: England's Black Legend: Books: Desmond Seward (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Richard III was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringay in Northamptonshire, sixth and youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of York.
		What is weakest in the book is the author's pronounced psychological naivete: even as he writes of Richard as an alert political strategist, willing to do anything to advance his own cause, the author interprets his attitudes and decisions as if they were being made by someone with average working-class values and education.
		From the outset, prolific historical author Desmond Seward admits to "having strong views on a man who committed the nastiest state murders in English history." Sometimes these strong views - that Richard was a villain, and not a particularly compentent one - are a bit overstressed, making the book appear to lack objectivity.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140266348?v=glance (1610 words)

	The Observer \| Comment \| Observer profile: Richard Desmond
		Desmond secured the purchase by pledging a 'no questions asked' £125m just as other predators were starting to pussyfoot.
		Desmond offered Labour a donation, later also to be deplored by the legions of the highminded.
		Although if you examine his bottom gravity is beginning to have its way.' Desmond might be a little less than comfortable if he knew that the observation came not from a busty babe, but from a male employee of his gay monthly magazine, Attitude.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,6903,784185,00.html (1417 words)

	Spectator, The: We may snigger at Richard Desmond, but we should not underestimate him
		As Mr Desmond has shmoozed Tony Blair, so Mr Murdoch hitched his wagon to Margaret Thatcher, and in 1981 was allowed to acquire both the Times and the Sunday Times in controversial circumstances.
		Mr Desmond may be a clever businessman who knows how to cut costs, but there is no evidence that as a newspaperman he has many ideas of his own.
		Mr Desmond would pose much more of a threat if he acquired other national titles, but even then one wonders whether he would know what to do with them once he had stripped out the costs, which mostly means sacking people.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200308/ai_n9294429 (1238 words)

	Wednesday
		This was not necessarily the start former British porn king Richard Desmond and his Northern and Shell Group had intended for the new publication.
		Desmond and controversy are old friends in the UK's celeb market, which is every bit as competitive as that of the U.S., if not more so.
		The settlement, worked out between Desmond and Wenner over a cup of coffee in New York, states that McCarthy will not be able to work for the upcoming U.S. edition of OK! until April 2006, when her contract with Wenner is up.
	www.medialifemagazine.com /News2005/mar05/mar14/3_wed/news3wednesday.html (906 words)

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