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John Humphrey Speaks Out About BBC Bias

Broadcaster John Humphrys savages bias at the BBC as he accuses the 'Kremlin' style corporation of being out of touchBBC bosses wallowed in despair when Britain voted Leave in the referendum;Its staff increasingly ‘confuse their own interests with those of the wider world’;‘Barmy’ jargon-spouting managers behaved like 1950s Kremlin commissars;The BBC is in hock to ‘the politically correct brigade and the most fashionable pressure groups’.Two days after retiring, the legendary broadcaster accuses the ‘Kremlin’-style corporation of being out of touch.He says its bosses ‘badly failed’ to read the nation’s mood on Europe and ‘simply could not grasp’ why anyone voted Leave.https://mol.im/a/7487661

Sue Hammond ● 2608d7 Comments

Do read the whole article which is very interesting.

Caroline Whitehead ● 2608d

Quite right, Caroline. The article ends_Despite his searing criticism of an organisation he has served since 1967, Humphrys says he is in ‘no doubt whatsoever that the BBC is a tremendous and irreplaceable force for good’.He adds: ‘Our democracy needs it. And it could not exist but for the loyalty of so many millions. I remain convinced it occupies a special place in the nation’s heart and we would be the poorer without it.’

Jane Carter ● 2608d

"we would be the poorer without it."True. And he certainly would have been. £10k per week poorer.

David Ainsworth ● 2608d

Nothing wrong with people earning lots of money David. As long as they pay tax due it benefits us all. Something which socialists can’t quite comprehend. However if you raise taxes to ridiculous levels like Corbyn wants to do. Then people move aboard or they don’t work as hard, very natural. Therefore the country doesn’t get to benefit from as much tax raised.It’s all rather simple really isn’t it.

Nick Gulliford ● 2607d

"It’s all rather simple really isn’t it."Yes, simple but generally wrong. Humphrys took a massive pay cut and I don't think that it affected his product.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42840517Sir Stanley Matthews never got more than £50 per week, which is £50k per annum in 2019 terms. What do top modern footballers get PER WEEK? Would Matthews have played better for their money?During World War Two "An officer in the RAF earned £264 per annum, which equates to approximately £30,000 per year today, say the RAF. Around two-thirds of RAF pilots were officers." (from The Independent in 2015). My uncle was a Bomber Command navigator, so he was paid less, and had no need of a pension just like 58,000 others).

David Ainsworth ● 2607d

Nick I don’t think David works in a commercial organisation which needs to generate income and profit in order to pay salaries.  I suspect a different perspective in elements of academia where organisations derive income by allocations of other people’s taxes.

Mike Warman ● 2607d

@MikeWarman I'd rephrase that to include  'to pay shareholders' often at the cost of customer service and poor pay increases for staff.

Lucille Grant ● 2607d