Former BBC Consultants Participate in MPs' Inquiry Following Allegations of Prejudice in Unauthorized Memorandum
We open with questions from Conservative MP Caroline Dinenage, that chairs the panel.
She opens by giving context to the leaked memo authored by Michael Prescott and released in a national newspaper.
"It is not my wish for the BBC leaning in any particular direction, I just want it neutral, impartial and equitable," he says.
Upon being questioned if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is structurally prejudiced, Prescott answers: "No, I do not. Let's be clear, a great deal the BBC creates is world class - encompassing factual and non-factual shows."
However, he continues: "There exists significant effort that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second ex-adviser British Broadcasting Corporation specialist interviewed by the panel, Caroline Daniel, says she takes the BBC extremely earnestly and that it has a "persistent practice and lively discussion" regarding dynamic and complex topics.
"Was the BBC ready to engage in a thorough dialogue and argument and act accordingly?" she asks herself. "As I see it, affirmative, they were."
