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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
In the event of a national emergency, BBC1 would be taken over by the Government and become the 'Emergency Broadcasting Service'. Essentially, it would provide information and advice in the event of eg a nuclear attack on the country. It's important to note that this service, whilst run by the BBC, would not be independent, it would essentially be a mouthpiece of the Government.
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Originally Posted by paultrademark
So no change then  |
I thought of these posts today regarding what I was told as to one of the reasons why BBC1 isn't encrypted on VM when I heard about what the Government want to do to the BBC.
I've always thought that, as the BBC is accused of political bias by both the left and the right, that this showed that they have the balance about right.
However, David Cameron has other ideas to make the BBC more Tory friendly:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...l#post35827772