Author: Campaign for Broadcasting Equality CIO

Is the enquiry too compromised to be credible? Will the Commons DCMS Committee find out on Tuesday 15th when the BBC DG and BBC Chair face questions? On 24 May the BBC announced a BBC Board Enquiry to look at the BBC culture and the lessons to be learned from Lord Dyson’s report on Martin … Continue reading “The Truth Hides! BBC Board Bashir enquiry is ludicrous and should be passed to independent external investigators. Damian Collins and Dorothy Byrne speak out” by Simon Albury

No doubt BBC DG Tim Davie and BBC Chair Richard Sharp will address these issues at Commons DCMS Committee at 11.35 next Tuesday 15 June Phil Harding is a distinguished and respected former BBC Chief. Harding was Director of English Networks and News for the World Service, Controller of Editorial Policy (responsible for the editorial … Continue reading “Ex BBC Chief calls for BBC to tell the truth and get a proper policy on whistleblowing” by Simon Albury

Jackie Driver has been awarded an OBE for services to Hearing Impaired People, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. In 2015 Jackie Driver, then an EHRC director and a formidable woman who started life as a carpenter and has been called “a diversity Rottweiler.” was responsible for producing the EHRC Ofcom report Thinking Outside the Box: Supporting … Continue reading ‘OBE for Jackie Driver “diversity Rottweiler” who delivered crucial EHRC diversity report for Ed Vaizey which endorsed Lenny Henry Plan’ by Simon Albury

Damian Collins, former Chair of Commons DCMS Committee, felt a strong sense of déjà vu on reading the Dyson report on the Bashir Coverup. Blaming the Victim “One of the complaints brought forth by people like Carrie Gracie of equal pay at the BBC was that if you raised the issue, you felt like you … Continue reading “ ’The BBC blames complainants – an independent process is needed – governance questions need to be asked’ says Damian Collins former Chair of Commons DCMS Committee” by Simon Albury”

The Campaign for Broadcasting Equality (CBE) submitted five responses, some fiercely critical, to the Ofcom consultation on its Annual Plan. Remarks by the CEO Dame Melanie Dawes, telling the BBC to reach out to the minority ethnic people it had lost, inspired CBE to think it might be worthwhile taking Ofcom more seriously. I wrote … Continue reading “Broadcasting Equality Campaign welcomes ambitions in Ofcom Annual Plan” by Simon Albury

“Could breakfast radio be any whiter?! One presenter of colour. One. Or maybe 2. Across England” Is this correct Today (16.02.2021) a source asked me “Could breakfast radio be any whiter?! One presenter of colour. One. Or maybe 2. Across England” I responded “Is this correct” Now Professor Barnie Choudhury from the University of Buckingham … Continue reading BBC stations breakfast presenters: gender/ethnicity – 15 February 2021 ?

The Sun revealed on Sunday (31 January2021):  BBC bosses have forked out £2.3million in 3½ years to stop unhappy workers taking them to employment tribunals. In an Exclusive, The Sun’s Isaac Crowson reported:  “From April 2019 to 2020, £932,764 was paid out in such deals — up from £785,692 between 2018 and 2019 and £420,349 … Continue reading “BBC Discrimination Costs Expected to Top £5 million” by Simon Albury