[Independent]

I see nothing wrong with BBC WN carrying the House of Commons statement. The UK is still the world's sixth largest economy. The events of the last few weeks had the potential to start another global financial crisis. It was that severe. The parts of the coverage that were not that relevant for a global audience were more interesting than the increasingly boring US-centric coverage from BBC WN. The BBC have been covering US politics including stories of little interest to a global audience at the expense of other parts of the world in the last few years. The Trump presidency and its aftermath are no excuse for this tilt. I'm dreading what the additional Washington hours will be mean. It would've been better if they shifted to Singapore instead.

That said, the merger is terrible. It's unfortunate the merger couldn't have been contained to weekends only (because a lot of bulletins on WN are only 5 to 10 minutes long).