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A very bad idea which needs junking asap.

The problem, though, is that this assumes the driving force behind the merger is based on the merit of the idea rather than the need to make significant cuts to BBC News.

Which shouldn't need to be made at all full stop.

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I’m glad someone else gets it.

Well, quite. Is merging the two news channels a good idea? Almost certainly not. Is it necessary? With the amount of cutbacks, yes. £285 million is the amount of money that the BBC has to find over the next few years in order to keep afloat. How can they do that? By cut, cut, cutting services. It is a harsh reality.

Not when you've basically already cut to the bone you don't and harsh reailty's are not what's needed here.