From Telegraph on line
Blair overruled watchdog on RAF chief's defence job
By Andrew Sparrow, Political Correspondent
(Filed: 26/07/2004)
"Tony Blair personally overruled a decision by a Whitehall anti-sleaze watchdog delaying an RAF air chief marshal from taking a job with a defence company.
In a highly unusual move, the Prime Minister decided it was unfair for the advisory committee on business appointments to make Sir John Day wait a year after leaving his job as head of Strike Command before he could join BAE Systems".
Blair sees this in the public interest.
I assume this is the same gentleman involved in the Chinook scandal?