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PEOPLE will take to the streets in protest if the government’s imminent proposals to reform the BBC turn out to be “stupid,” a senior peer warned yesterday.
Lord Lester QC said that, while he hoped Culture Secretary John Whittingdale’s white paper on BBC Charter renewal would not be met with demonstrations, these might happen “if necessary.”
In March, Lord Lester tabled a private member’s Bill attempting to protect some of the corporation’s basic principles.
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL
The charter emerged from a profoundly democratic process where people across South Africa answered ‘What kind of country do we want?’ — but imperial backlash and neoliberal compromise deferred its deepest transformations, argues RONNIE KASRILS
