If we lose the BBC, we'll be left with the likes of Rupert Murdoch controlling our news. The same media baron who's had countless closed-doors meetings with David Cameron. [2] Unlike other parts of the media, the BBC is fiercely independent - and that’s exactly why the government is trying to dismantle it. [3]
The government thinks it can tear our BBC apart by stealth - slowly slipping in cuts and changing the rules. But if hundreds of thousands of us create a huge public outcry now, we can show David Cameron it'd be a political disaster to destroy our BBC. Please share the campaign today: https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/protect-our-bbc NOTES: [1] ITV News: BBC licence fee could be replaced with a subscription: http://www.itv.com/news/2015-07-16/bbc-licence-fee-could-be-replaced-with-a-subscription/ Yahoo! news: BBC warning as John Whittingdale unveils Government paper on future service: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bbc-reform-options-set-government-015337496.html#Aoa3KwB [2] Daily Mail: Revealed: David Cameron's four secret meetings with Rupert Murdoch that he didn't disclose: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135379/Revealed-David-Camerons-secret-meetings-Rupert-Murdoch-didnt-disclose.html [3] There's lots of evidence to suggest that the current government isn't a fan of the BBC. During the election, Cameron reportedly threatened to 'close it down'. The Guardian: Nick Robinson: Cameron threatened to close down BBC on election bus: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/21/nick-robinson-cameron-threatened-close-down-bbc-election-bus The Telegraph: Tories go to war with the BBC: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/11598450/Tories-go-to-war-with-the-BBC.html _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
