Times Radio starts up soon. The Today programme may haemorrhage listeners. Talent is fleeing from BBC News, from Eddie Mair to John Pienaar. Emily Maitlis won’t be sacked, even if the BBC wanted to, because it is having too many problems with women presenters, most recently, Naga Munchetty, Samira Ahmed and Carrie Gracie. None of this is being properly addressed. No one at the BBC or Newsnight has apologised for Maitlis’s introduction. There are no signs of an independent inquiry into bias. Francesca Unsworth, head of News and Current Affairs, and Director-General, Lord Hall, have kept their heads down. He is leaving soon. At almost sixty-three, Unsworth will also be leaving soon. Sarah Sands, editor of Today, is off shortly, after only three years. Above all, the licence fee will soon be up for re-negotiation. Perhaps it’s not the best time to declare war on the government.
BBC Bias Part 8
