Public Service Broadcasting
2021-09-16
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NUJ members are concerned about the future of public broadcasting due to the sale of Channel 4, a 25% cut at the BBC, and reports that the Government may refuse an inflation-rate increase in the BBC licence fee.
I admit I was hoping that the Secretary of State would answer this question so that I could say “from one red to another”, although maybe not in the full range of meaning of that term. I am the secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group. NUJ members are concerned about the future of public broadcasting, because of the sale of Channel 4, because of the 25% cut that has already been incurred at the BBC and because of reports that the Government are considering refusing even an inflation-rate increase in the BBC licence fee. Will the Minister meet a delegation from the NUJ parliamentary group to discuss these concerns?
As a former member of the NUJ myself, it would be churlish to refuse.
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The answer does not address the specific request for a meeting or provide any details on addressing the concerns raised by the NUJ members.
As A Former Member Of The Nuj Myself, It Would Be Churlish To Refuse.
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