Sunday, 18 October 2026
State broadcaster acts as state broadcaster - nobody treated for shock
BBC accused of breaching impartiality guidelines over civil service secondments in newsroom
The BBC has been accused of breaching impartiality guidelines after it was revealed civil servants were tasked with writing articles and fact-checking controversial issues for the newsroom.
Fast-stream graduates and Civil Service managers were placed inside the corporation, where they worked on "high-impact, sensitive topics" including Channel crossings by small boats and the Covid pandemic.
Their output appeared on the BBC website under bylines identifying them as part of "BBC News" and "BBC Verify", with no indication of their government employment.
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And people wonder why calls to 'defund the BBC' gain little traction.
To misquote Colonel Jessup in 'A Few Good Men':
"You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me in that newsroom. You need me in that newsroom."
DJ - yes, there are no signs that defunding the BBC will ever gain traction. The State needs the BBC in that newsroom even if the frivolous froth has to be cut.
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