Man in a Shed: So the BBC gets an ex-Labour councillor as Chairman of its Trust

Thursday, April 05, 2007

So the BBC gets an ex-Labour councillor as Chairman of its Trust

Is anyone really surprised ?

The BBC must be broken up as:

3 comments:

James Higham said...: I always liked the BBC's independence years ago, which allowed quirky programmes to see the light of day.

Sadly, the time for a subsidized BBC has now long gone.; 2:29 pm
Sir-C4' said...: I'd privatise the BBC and leave it to sink or swin in a free-market economy!; 2:29 pm
Loz said...: Yes, let's dump the BBC so that News International can control all we see, hear and think!

Don't forget the one with the gold always makes the rules, I seem to remember John Major giving Governorship of somewhere or other to a mate of his who hadn't managed to keep his seat in the General Election, hang on, I'll remember his name in a minute... ;-)

And don't forget, Blair also appointed the guy who then resigned after the Hutton Whitewash, so isn't that an example of an appointee not doing what might be expected?; 8:32 pm

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