ColThe BBC is to call for an end to political appointments to its board as part of sweeping changes designed to protect its independence.
Bee@kibcol1049 Love to see it. Are we going to be taking a fire hose to the current board to clean things up? It’s sorely needed, and I’m not just talking about former Conservative government apparatchiks.
Eliza MB@OneInterestingFact @bee Time to stop all political appointments and all funding. Then of course those enormously high salaries and sanitised reports will go too.
@kibcol1049 @OneInterestingFact I don’t agree with defunding them tbh. I’m for accountability. All sorts of hideously worse shit will flow into the space left behind by the Beeb if it goes.
@bee @OneInterestingFact I respect your decision, it used to be mine too. I've changed since I realised how much the presenters get paid and the recent bad editorial decisions. I've started to get my news from one of the many other sources available now. TV programs on the numerous other channels and platforms are much better these days. Sadly I no longer think I would miss the BBC.
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BBC TV news is a joke, they might as well run Strictly and Traitors 24/7.
Radio 4 still has vestiges of real news and analysis but it’s increasingly difficult to separate from the politically mandated content that they apparently can’t refuse to broadcast.
@OneInterestingFact @kibcol1049 I think the light entertainment stuff is increasingly a figleaf over some terrible things that have been & are being done in the name of ‘impartiality’. Not the least of which is deciding on everyone’s behalf which opinions and points of view can be contained within the word ‘impartial’.