28-09-2023, 05:56 PM
So what do the new rules mean, in plain easy to understand form?
For example, if Graham Norton chose to do a really tough joke on the Prime Minister in his monologue, will Graham get hammered, or will he be given a pass?
For me, the rules could be so easily fixed as this - ANYONE who works in BBC News and BBC Current Affairs, on television, on radio or on streaming, has to abide by the strict rules on being impartial and what they can say publicly - all the rest, can say what they want, as they have nothing to do with news and current affairs.
There, how hard is that?
For example, if Graham Norton chose to do a really tough joke on the Prime Minister in his monologue, will Graham get hammered, or will he be given a pass?
For me, the rules could be so easily fixed as this - ANYONE who works in BBC News and BBC Current Affairs, on television, on radio or on streaming, has to abide by the strict rules on being impartial and what they can say publicly - all the rest, can say what they want, as they have nothing to do with news and current affairs.
There, how hard is that?