Hi Platt (once more - Im not picking on you - Honest!)
On 23 Mar 2002 at 11:04, Platt Holden wrote:
> > The BBC has been, in large, open to scrutiny and responsible TO
> THE PEOPLE
> > and not presiding governments.
>
> How do you measure the BBC's being "responsible to the people?"
>
> >The amount of friction between the BBC and
> > governments has, at times, (and i remember the Thatcher government as a
> > particularly heated period) been rather fractious.
>
> From the "friction" you mention, it seems the BBC was not being
> responsible to ALL the people, at least those who supported the
> Thatcher government. ("Responsible" I presume means presenting
> both sides of a political issue as fairly and balanced as possible.)
>
The point here is that the BBC is free from both political interference (the Government)
and from commercial interference (market forces). When this occurs the main
beneficiary is the PEOPLE.
Horse
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