Short Cuts: The BBC
Daniel Hind, 16 June 2016
The BBC’s Royal Charter is up for renewal. On 12 May the government published a White Paper, A BBC for the Future: A Broadcaster of Distinction, setting out its proposals. A draft of the new charter will be published and debated in Parliament and the final version will come into effect at the beginning of next year.
There had been worries about John Whittingdale, the secretary of...
