BBC needs to stop bias
IT’S encouraging to read that the BBC’s move to the north has been a
success (I’m proud of impact BBC’s had on north, Viewpoints, August 12).
BBC North director Alice Webb is well justified in repudiating the typical prejudiced view of the southern Centre for Cities demeaning projects outside London and they should take a care not to damage the BBC’s reputation for impartiality.
We are fortunate to have a public broadcasting service that’s respected around the world for honest, level-headed reporting; without constant interruptions of in-your-face adverts telling us what to do and what to buy.
In the face of widespread misinformation and cynical disregard for political hubris, it is much needed.
Unfortunately, the BBC’s integrity has been brought into question concerning blatant bias in programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time, about issues surrounding Brexit and the true effect of excessive immigration.
Question Time’s avuncular chairman David Dimbly increasingly uses the programme to vent his own views and the choice of panel and audience makeup are often plainly not fairly balanced.
Worthwhile reputations can easily be lost and the London-centric BBC needs to avoid providing excuses to privatise the service and lose its licence fee. Bill Newham, Worsley