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Cutting communications?

Baroness Deech 02/03/2012 – 12:20 am

There was a great debate in the Lords today on the governance of the BBC.  It was initiated by Lord Inglewood, chair of the Select Committee on Communications.  I am very fortunate to be a member, fortunate because there are relatively few committees and many peers would like to participate, and fortunate because there are few issues as vital and topical right now as Communications.  The debate […]

Written at 12:20 am on 02/03/2012, by Baroness Deech

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Listening to the BBC

Baroness Deech 13/05/2011 – 9:14 pm

There are those who say that the BBC is not sufficiently "accountable".  Well, the new chairman of the trustees, Lord (Chris) Patten has had a busy week explaining how it works, first to the Lords Select Committee on Communications, and then to the AllParty BBC Group.  The usual issues were raised: how can the trustees govern the BBC as well as regulate it; how can young people connect with news […]

Written at 9:14 pm on 13/05/2011, by Baroness Deech

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Worries In Weymouth

Lord Knight 16/04/2011 – 8:01 pm

In the last few days I have suddenly been receiving emails and posts on my Facebook asking about muslims, immigration and the English Defence League. Why are people in my peaceful home town of Weymouth suddenly getting all worked up about these issues?Weymouth is not a town with very much ethnic diversity. The latest figures show the population to be 96.3% White. The few ethnic minorities in th […]

Written at 8:01 pm on 16/04/2011, by Lord Knight


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Wrong sort of pressure

Lord Norton 11/04/2011 – 5:45 pm

The BBC's admirable Mark D'Arcy has done a post on his blog about the pressure on resources in the Lords: "On the Turkeys/Early Christmas principle, a lot of peers instinctively oppose reform of the House of Lords, but there is one internal factor that may work in favour of change - it's getting rather crowded in the Bishops' Bar. "Forget the arguments about the nature and structure of parl […]

Written at 5:45 pm on 11/04/2011, by Lord Norton


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A BBC investigation

Baroness Deech 20/03/2011 – 2:33 pm

The Lords Select Committee on Communications, of which I am a member, has announced an inquiry into the governance and regulation of the BBC, and has put out a call for evidence.  The Select Committee contributed towards the debate around the renewal of the Charter five years ago.  Already it is felt right to investigate how the new Charter and the BBC Trust, established by it, are working.  Si […]

Written at 2:33 pm on 20/03/2011, by Baroness Deech


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