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British Goverment to Reshape BBC Governance
AtariAmarok writes "The British government recently announced plans to reshape how the BBC is governed.. The changes are said to scrap the system that has been in place for 77 years. Some are worried that the independence of the "Beeb" could be compromised, and Conservative lawmakers are worried that it does not allow for enough oversight (leaves it too independent?)."
remember that anti war activist Andrew Gilligan and the board of directors caused all of this by faking an anti-war news story and driving the scientist that was the center of the story to suicide. The people involved resigned, but the damage was done.
That was the british equivalent to memogate ie biased reporting by entrenched political activists.
The war with islam is a war on the beast
The war on terror is a war for peace
The BBC is Fox News for the left.
In the US, if a person tells you how much they like the BBC, you know they work at a university, drive a Volvo and have shoelaces made out of hemp.
The News Hour with Jim Leher is real news.
I know this will probably be graded a troll, but I have to say in watching BBC America, I think that while general BBC programming - drama and comedy - is quite good, BBC news is a biased, leftist swamp.
668: Neighbour of the Beast
It breaks down to £10 a month which is probably less than the amount spent by an unemployed single mum on fags and cheap lager.