The BBC is both a national broadcaster providing public service broadcasting in return for special tax, and a commercial broadcaster in the world market operating through commercial subsidiaries BBC Commercial Ltd, BBC Studios Ltd and UK TV Media Ltd. It has a valuable back book of programmes and a well know brand worldwide. BBC...
I awoke yesterday to the R4 Today programme reporting I had called for the Bank to cut its interest rate. I had done no such thing. It is all there for them to read on my website if they now wish to report my views. There is a short form on twitter if they...
The meeting of the 1922 Committee with the Director General of the BBC on Wednesday evening was a private meeting and covered a wide range of topics before we had to vote in divisions. It led me to some more thoughts on the BBC and our media future which I would like to share...
After ignoring me for many months yesterday the BBC sprung into life and wanted my views on the proposed change of law over the sale of tobacco. Why? I have never written or spoken about this matter. I have not been lobbying on it, and there was nothing on my website or tweets that...
It took my breath away to hear BBC Radio 4 attacking GB News because they do not observe the BBC’s view of “ neutrality”. Why do the BBC think they reflect the range of political views in the UK? How can they not see themselves as they are, a voice for the public sector...
The licence fee has had its day. The government should decriminalise it, leaving it as a bill like any other. More people are going to give up the tv set and live programmes. The government should give every licence fee payer a share in the BBC on a stated date. Then the share holder...
Please find below the link to an interview that I took part in discussing the final years of John Major’s Government You can find it here on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001q0kh I was argued against the UK joining the Exchange rate Mechanism, predicting the troubles it could cause our economy. I took up the...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001n3px/question-time-2023-22062023 ...
Please find below my Interview with BBC Radio 4 where we discussed Boris Johnson My interview begins at 19:37 The World Tonight – Boris Johnson quits Parliament – BBC Sounds ...
Please find below the link to my interview with Justin Webb of BBC Radio 4. We discussed the need for tighter control on immigration, given that the Centre for Policy Studies today announced that net migration for this year is expected to surpass 700,000. You can find it between 1:36:07-1:41-21. Today – 15/05/2023 –...