What the papers say Countryside Alliance

EDWARD DUKE has resigned as chief executive of the Countryside Alliance after just 12 weeks in the job.

Mr Duke faced immediate criticism over his management style, his £200,000 pay deal and his sacking of the Alliances press officer, Janet George.

He has told the board of the organisation they need a campaigner rather than a businessman as leader. He had faced criticism from county and regional directors of his organisation as well as from the Country Landowners Association.

Mr Duke made his fortune as a company “doctor” – returning loss-making businesses to profit.

• The Daily Telegraph 30/07/98 page1, page 2, page 10