Career
He qualified as a chartered accountant (FCA) in 1977. His Linked-in profile quotes his UK company directorships: Varitext Displays PLC, liquidated by creditors in 1991, the political campaign company C.N.K Alliance, Palm Travel (West) Ltd that was liquidated by creditors in 2002 owing £1,359,087 and A.J.W.B. Travel Ltd. The term "PLC" need not be significant in company names; Varitext's link shows no record of a large company.
In 1995 Bone was described as Britain's "meanest boss" by the Daily Mirror when he defended paying a 17-year-old trainee at Palm Travel (West) 87p an hour. Bone reports that he is a former member of the "Southern Airport Management Committee" which is not known to Google in other contexts.
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