Author: Campaign for Broadcasting Equality CIO

Gaby Hinsliff’s important perspective on Prince Harry’s and Prince William’s much analysed sibling rivalry “Harry’s allegations are not just about a royal fistfight – but the very real dangers of hereditary power” is significant in many ways.  She says:”If there’s a lesson to be drawn from all this misery, beyond the bleeding obvious one that … Continue reading “Monarchy and the Dangers of Hereditary Power?” by Dr Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE

Speaking on the World At One 21.11.22, in an emotional interview Shaparak Khorsandi condemned the Qatar FIFA World Cup in an interview with Sarah Montague. Sarah Montague:There’s huge pressure on the (Iranian) players we were talking about. What seemed pressure on the England team to wear an arm band and has chosen not to. I … Continue reading “It is the grubbiness of this entire (FIFA) tournament… we do not take homophobia as seriously as racism. We do not take misogyny as seriously as racism.” Shaparak Khorsandi on BBC World at One

Last week, speaking at a VLV event, Sir Peter Bazalgette, who Co-Chairs the Creative Industries Council with two Secretaries of State, Michelle Donelan DCMS and Jacob Rees-Mogg BEIS, revealed the Council had produced a sector vision with the working title “A Plan for Inclusive Growth” “A sector vision” Bazalgette explained “is meant to be policy … Continue reading “Bazalgette inclusivity vision  – Will Government chaos and Donelan antipathy stop publication this year?” by Simon Albury

Gavin Sutherland will leave his role as the English National Ballet Music Director by the end of the year.  Sutherland will have been at the company for 23 years, 15 of them as musical director. Tamara Rojo, ENB Artistic Director, discussed Sutherland’s contribution to her work and to the ENB company ‘In Conversation’ with Graham Watts, … Continue reading ‘Gavin Sutherland “a music genius” says Tamara Rojo as he departs ENB Music Director role’ by Simon Albury

My name is Naomi Onyeanusi, I am a 15 year old school girl from North London. I was born in the UK but my heritage includes a mixture of Nigerian, Trinidadian, Jamaican and Ethiopian. I feel very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to be educated in this country. I have been blessed with … Continue reading “The Petition to Address Racism in Schools” by Naomi Onyeanusi (15)

At a VLV conference today, Financial Times’ Assistant Editor Janine Gibson, led the diversity section of her interview with Tim Davie asking him if Marcus Ryder was still blackballed for advocating diversity. Gibson added “You’ve been accused of downgrading diversity, equality and inclusion with the departure of June Sarpong. Do you feel this job is … Continue reading “Marcus Ryder is not blackballed but the BBC has failed on inclusivity says BBC DG Tim Davie” by Simon Albury

This should should have been blogged on the day. Never too late! Christiana Ebohon-Green cut through the Ofcom controlled complacency to tell today’s Ofcom diversity conference (30 Sept 2021):“ I would like to see more action – to stop having these conversations because we’ve solved it! We’re talking about inequality. The playing field is not … Continue reading “#INEQUALITY + Complacency. Ofcom 2021 Diversity Conference – so unlike Ed Vaizey diversity roundtables” by Simon Albury

“BBC boss Tim Davie ‘blocked a leading diversity champion from getting a top job at the corporation”. That was the Daily Mail headline on 15 October 21 for a story that said: “A leading diversity campaigner missed out on a top BBC job after director-general Tim Davie effectively ‘blocked’ his appointment, the Mail can reveal. … Continue reading ‘“Was Marcus Ryder blocked from a BBC job by BBC DG Tim Davie?” See what Marcus Ryder has to say’ by Simon Albury

When “Ryder meets Davie” gets reported in the Mail, The Times, the Guardian, the Independent and internationally in Variety and Deadline – it becomes the UK diversity equivalent of “Reagan meets Gorbachev” and “Nixon meets Zhou Enlai.” It’s big. Something good must come of it. Remit Gap June Sarpong was appointed to the new BBC … Continue reading “BBC Diversity – Will Tim Davie ask Marcus Ryder to fill the June Sarpong remit gap?” by Simon Albury

I was on my feet and holding forth when Sajid Javid walked it. It was at Ed Vaizey’s 2nd Diversity Roundtable on 7 July 2014. To get two ministers in a room, like this, at the same time is very rare. From insiders I knew Javid’s appearance had been encouraged by David Cameron, then Prime … Continue reading “Sajid Javid – Good News for Diversity and Common Sense?” by Simon Albury