If the Boris Johnson regime in London appears to be a government of journalists, by journalists, it is certainly not a government for journalists.
Rock bottom was hit – at least as far as the political correspondents are concerned – when a group of national media correspondents were refused access to a background briefing in Downing Street on the government's approach to trade negotiations with the EU. She said individual ministers had been "rather puzzled" by the boycott, but predicted that "peace would break out" with Downing Street after the Christmas break. But it hasn't - the boycott is holding. Ms Sands is leaving the Today programme later in the year.
At the end of January, former Conservative politician Amber Rudd – who quit Boris Johnson’s government in August over its Brexit policy – spoke out against the boycott, saying trust won’t be rebuilt with the public by avoiding scrutiny of the kind that comes from robust one-on-one interviews. Given the long history of unpleasantness between the Conservative party and the BBC, this was seen as a clear warning to the broadcaster to watch its step in the election campaign.
The average fine is £176, but in 2018 five people were given brief jail terms for non-payment. As a result of this regime the BBC is able to take in some £3.69 billion in license fee revenue . This year the licence fee has been given an inflation-related increase to £157.50p . Despite the unattributed nature of the comments, fingers were quickly pointed in the direction of Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister’s senior advisor, who has long held views on the BBC. In short, he doesn't like it. He has previously described the BBC as the "mortal enemy of the right".
He told the Mail: "My view is that either you keep it as it is, or subscription-only like Netflix, or you just have adverts. Rather than it be decided by the great and the good, let the licence fee payer take back control, to use a famous phrase. We love referendums now, don't we." With the future of newspapers increasingly seen as being one of online editions protected by paywalls, a big BBC website freely available is clearly a competitor to News UK, as is the BBCs dominance in national radio stations.
seanwhelanRTE Worth a read
seanwhelanRTE Wind your neck in, Sean. Report on the coming shitshow facing Ireland due to your EU overlords !
seanwhelanRTE 'Boris Johnson Regime', worst relationship between No10 and Media for 40 years according to Adam Bolton. Listen to yourself! You sound like an angry man watching his relevance dissipate, with no idea how it's happened. I, one of many, support the purge of propaganda journalism.
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