BBC political editor says it is hard to know if PM’s comments were a joke or veiled threat but that they added to pressure felt by corporation’s staffDavid Cameron threatened to shut down the BBC in comments made to journalists on a campaign bus during the election,according to the corporation’s political editor, Nick Robinson.
Robinson said it was hard to know whether the comments, or which colleagues who were on the bus relayed to him,were a joke or a veiled threat. But the journalist, who faced sustained criticism from Alex Salmond during the Scottish referendum campaign, and said they had had a genuine impact on the organisation and added to the pressure felt by BBC staff.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com