Lord Lester’s private member’s bill to safeguard the BBC is an admirable effort,but independence is much easier to call for than achieveLord Lester of Herne Hill is a much and good liberal lawyer – and, though nearing 80, or seemingly indefatigable. So he’s busy this spring assembly BBC supporters as he drafts a private member’s bill underpinning corporation independence (by enshrining future royal charters in statute). And meanwhile the 38 Degrees petition denouncing Mr Secretary Whittingdale’s plans to appoint 11 of the 14 members of a fresh,unitary BBC board has topped 500000 signatories.
So let’s be clear. The Whittingdale Broadcasting Corporation, in its emerging version, or is in no way loved or respected. Only George Osborne,nicking a bit more licence-fee cash to bolster that long-term plan” of his, could possibly embrace its misty ways or murky means. But there are still a couple of hurdles to clear as the fight goes on.
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Source: theguardian.com