05-09-2022, 03:29 AM
A lot of changes have been carried out in a very ham fisted way.
Relocating whole teams out of London, as history has long shown, means the BBC loses good people. I understand the BBC is following the mood music but moving Newsbeat to Birmingham means splitting the team away from the rest of Radio 1 and BBC News. I feel for people like Christian Hewgill who fulfilled their career ambition to join the BBC and then find they have to leave.
Similarly, it's a daft idea to move the technology team to Glasgow when all the major technology companies in the UK are based in Central London.
Relocating whole teams out of London, as history has long shown, means the BBC loses good people. I understand the BBC is following the mood music but moving Newsbeat to Birmingham means splitting the team away from the rest of Radio 1 and BBC News. I feel for people like Christian Hewgill who fulfilled their career ambition to join the BBC and then find they have to leave.
Similarly, it's a daft idea to move the technology team to Glasgow when all the major technology companies in the UK are based in Central London.