But there's also the primary issue, I would say, that the government also should just not have this kind of power, in the first place. If we say the BBC is not a "state broadcaster" in… (View Post)

Indeed. But only a year and a half ago Johnson was still trying to have Paul Dacre installed at either the BBC or Ofcom ; whichever one could be fixed more easily, so I doubt the government will help… (View Post)

Appointed by Tory placeman Michael Checkland, who was in turn responsible for the exodus of people like Dennis Potter to Channel 4. Checkland had, in turn, originally himself been appointed to counte… (View Post)

Indeed. The 1980's BBC was social-democratic on issues like poverty, for instance. The current BBC is not. It was also full of a mixture of interesting patricians and left-leaning playwrights an… (View Post)

You're right,Kinabalu ;.)! (View Post)