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We have today launched our new report, explaining how we can restore the BBC to its proper position as one of the UK’s great institutions. 🧵
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Read our letter to @Ofcom asking for a new wide-ranging investigation into GB News and its primary backer, Sir Paul Marshall
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Our letter to @Telegraph on @lucyfrazermp's suggestion that she'll renege on her deal with the @BBC. Any further cut to the Licence Fee would be catastrophic. @tcmbigcheese #honourthedeal
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The government has already put huge pressure on the BBC’s finances. The cuts are becoming painful. So, if this story is true, it would be shortsighted and destructive to break the promise of an inflation-based increase in funding.
And, as it has throughout its history, the BBC should continue to innovate technically to ensure it remains accessible to all and operates in the best interest of the British public.
You can read the report in full here 👇
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We are calling on the DCMS Select Committee to consider setting up an urgent enquiry into whether Ofcom is adequately carrying out its statutory duty to regulate for impartiality in UK broadcasting
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Jess was a founding member of our campaign. Her creative energy, kindness, and passionate belief in the value of public service broadcasting will be hugely missed. Here is our tribute to her.
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Sharp's appointment process was clearly flawed . However good he might have been as Chair, his credibility is undermined by the chummyness of his appointment over other qualified candidates. This hurts the BBC's credibility at home & around the world
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We are calling for a new, independent process for appointing the Chair of the BBC (and other similar roles, such as the chair of Ofcom, C4 board members) to ensure our vital public institutions/broadcasters get the leadership and governance they deserve
