Tragedy. About the 4,323rd shite thing this government have presided over since 2010. See how those brilliant local BBC presenters served Truss her arse on a plate and then see this for what it is. A right-wing government trying to shut down scrutiny: bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…
Almost ALL staff on BBC Local Radio have been placed at risk of redundancy today. Many may be moved to new roles. ALL presenter roles are closing. Presenters will have to re-apply for new on air jobs. I think it would be fair to say we are stunned and upset here.
BBC Local Radio gets 4.6% of the licence fee. Out of £159 a year, that’s £7.36 per household per year – the price of a couple of posh coffees - for around 100 hours of original, locally made programming every week on 39 stations. 64% of weekday daytime output is speech content.
A very awkward moment for Gary Neville on #HIGNFY as Ian Hislop points out he could criticise Qatar's human rights from home without taking their money.
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If you’re a fan of any of the ‘big 6’ clubs who protested against the super league but hasn’t said a word against this, you should be ashamed. This is far more damaging to football than you rich boys playing in some ‘Exclusive league’