Actually the BBC is not government-run - that is the DG's job, and he's chosen by the governors.
These are chosen - intermittently - by the government; but appointments are scrutinised, perhaps not to the degree of (say) Supreme Court justices [US Pres. appointees...] but certainly to ensure a balance of views.
Governors tend to be 'Establishment' figures, often Oxbridge-educated, often business background... if any bias is likely it would be to the more reactionary right, given this.
After writing this, I checked, and it's worse than I thought.
bbc.co.uk
Recent appointees, ones I remember, include Baroness Sarah Hogg - economic advisor to John Major - and Gavyn Davies, who is Chair, formerly MD of Goldman Sachs International.
Others include an ex-Tory MP (PPS to Thatcher) and the chairman of Qinetiq (formerly the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency)...
Oh, yes, a hive of socialist views there. I'm sure Lenin would have selected them for their adherence to Marxist doctrine, absolutely. |
