Waster of the Month: Ben Bradshaw

Ben Bradshaw

Commenting on the plans announced by Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, to close BBC Radio 6 Music, Ben Bradshaw, the Culture Secretary, said: “I welcome that the BBC is thinking hard about what it does and where it should focus in future, but politicians should avoid compromising the BBC’s independence by giving a [...]

Government defeats motion to hold Iraq War Inquiry in public 'whenever possible'

Hard to see the idea of holding an inquiry in public ‘whenever possible’ as undesirable, isn’t it?

Unless of course, the war was started by your party contrary to your party’s and public opinion. And if the British public was misled about the intelligence justification, purpose and legality of the war. And if the war was a [...]