‘A unique institution’ is a term that nicely fits the shoulders of the BBC. This institution has been lauded and despised by many an incoming or outgoing politician – sometimes concurrently. And of course media commentators seem to relish the opportunity to point out the corporation’s moth-to-the-flame-like relationship with politics. In the infamous Unofficial guide to the BBC website, Tony Gosling wrote that Auntie has never been the same since the 1987 resignation of ‘the last independent minded Director General… [and now suffers from a] hard-nosed business culture combined with unparalleled cronyism, which has ripped out the heart of this once respectable institution.’
‘Your BBC, your say’: orders the Government
‘A unique institution’ is a term that nicely fits the shoulders of the BBC. Now this respectable institution has been through a lot lately – particularly with the David Kelly affair and its subsequent Hutton Inquiry. A new crisis has hit the corporation. Dealt by the hand of Secretary for the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) Tessa Jowell, it was recently announced that a Charter Review
16 Dec 2003
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