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This change is more likely a threat to the BBC at a time when they furiously engaged in damage control. It can be rolled back if they "behave". Theyve been ma
by pydry 5y ago
This change is more likely a threat to the BBC at a time when they furiously engaged in damage control.
It can be rolled back if they "behave".
Theyve been making variations of this threat for decades.
- samwillis 5y agoThe thing is though, none of the leaks have been via the BBC, every single one is via an independent paper or channel - even traditionally right wing publications. The other angle of this is how much Boris and this government are in debt/the pocket of Murdoch and News Corp. Boris and senior government ministers met with Murdoch and News Copt executives 40 times in the first 14 months of Boris’s government. This is as much about raining the BBC in so that Murdoch can have more control of the media landscape in the UK. https://pressgazette.co.uk/rupert-murdochs-news-corp-met-ministers-40-times-in-first-14-months-of-johnson-government/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/rupert-murdochs-news-corp-met-min...
- pydry 5y agoMurdoch's been crying about the BBC and the license fee for decades. They are no doubt aware that canceling the BBC would put them even more at his mercy, so in this instance I can see why they might not cave.