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Why only during a Conservative government, and not a Labour government?
by yapcguy 13y ago
Why only during a Conservative government, and not a Labour government?
- toyg 13y agoTories are particularly aggressive towards the BBC and regularly threaten full privatisation / dismantling of what they see as a market-distorting entity. This started when Maggie Thatcher and Rupert Murdoch were BFF, and continued pretty much until Cameron's campaign to "tone down" the nastiness. Labour are much more friendly and involved with BBC employees, historically speaking; under New Labour the BBC newsdesk was largely left free to roam (and criticise)... until Iraq and Kelly happened. Even then, once Blair left, they started firing on Brown pretty much relentlessly, something they wouldn't dare with the current boss.