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Dear T,

This is the biggest threat to the BBC so far. John Whittingdale, the minister who’s deciding our BBC’s future, just announced he wants the government to choose the people who run the BBC. [1] It means our most trusted broadcaster could be left in the hands of a government that wants to see it fail.

Whittingdale sneaked out his devastating plan at the weekend, to a newspaper that’s behind a paywall. [1] He knows that another scandal might put a stop to his plans to undermine the BBC for good. [2] So he’ll be hoping that 38 Degrees members aren’t paying attention.

We’ve got to act fast. If enough us sign an emergency petition demanding the BBC stays independent, 38 Degrees members will deliver it to him in person early next week. And exposing his plans in public will shine a light on his real agenda to dismantle our BBC.

Please can you add your name to the emergency petition now?

Protect our BBC - 38 Degrees
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campa ... ct-our-bbc

Sign the Petition


The way decisions are made in the BBC is under review. [3] But John Whittingdale’s using this as an opportunity to push his anti-BBC agenda and put his people in charge. They would have the power to decide news coverage and which BBC programmes are made. [4] It could mean the end of the BBC as we know it.

Whittingdale’s feeling the pressure right now thanks to a series of damaging revelations on his plans for the BBC - including being caught lying about reading responses to the public consultation. [5] If we turn up the heat now, Whittingdale will have no option but to back down.

If thousands of us sign this emergency petition, then deliver it to him in just a few days, we could make Whittingdale realise that he’s fighting a losing battle and leave our BBC alone. This week could become the turning point in our people-powered campaign to protect the BBC.

Can you sign the emergency petition now? It’ll take less than 2 minutes:


Sign the Petition Protect our BBC - 38 Degrees
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campa ... ct-our-bbc


Thanks for being involved,

Lorna, Bex, Laura and the rest of the 38 Degrees team

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I thought the DG was a government appointee anyway ?

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

so many moan about the BBC, and the licence fee, let it go commercial I say

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

It looks like propaganda to me! An article trying to give the impression that there is NO government interference. Make no mistake just like all of the top men/women jobs that are government funded/involved/backed by the law etc - then they are told as to what is expected......or you are out on your ear.

Of course it cannot be blatant in the way that a communist rag/broadcast station that reports the news/events, but you can bet that it is slanted/buried as best as possible.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

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