BBC News website reports the forthcoming BBC News department cuts, here.


The "Press Gazette" reports the story, here.

I am listening to Dead Ringers on R4. It’s a brilliant satire challenging the government, Trump and just about everything currently being talked about. It also targets some big BBC names like Nick Robinson. Why can’t BBC journalists be as challenging? Must we rely on satire for calling “authority“ to account?   The BBC is becoming universally impotent for several reasons. As Murdoch extends his reach into serious radio the time has come to challenge the seemingly lily livered approach and to speak for the people. But it isn’t going to happen, is it?    Meanwhile more and more people of my acquaintance and myself included are watching less and less BBC television, especially news and current affairs. Never was “I’m glad I’m out of it” more applicable.