Please feel free to make what you want of this (and I'm reserving judgement for the time being), but.....
.....according to the Telegraph, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale warned the BBC within weeks of being appointed not to be pro-EU membership in the forthcoming referendum:
In a letter dated June 15, Mr Whittingdale wrote to Rona Fairhead, chairman of the BBC Trust, seeking assurances over “impartiality” in the BBC’s coverage of the upcoming EU referendum.
It is understood the Culture Secretary said the vote would be very “high profile” and that “timely” processes for dealing with breaches of impartiality must be in place
A similar letter was sent to Sharon White, the chief executive of Ofcom. Both replied promptly to say impartiality was paramount. None of the letters have yet been made public.
"None of the letters have yet been made public"....
...which, if so, wouldn't be much of a surprise! Transparent, the BBC certainly isn't.
...which, if so, wouldn't be much of a surprise! Transparent, the BBC certainly isn't.
