Hunt Opens Up on BBC
The Minister for Cultchah, Jeremy C Hunt, has explained the Conservatives' BBC policy in an interview with the Observer.
Mr C Hunt said that the BBC made fantastic programmes and provided unparalleled news coverage, but was riddled with Labour and Liberal Democrat voters.
He also said that BBC journalists put fair reporting above "political affiliations", noting that the BBC's inability to get behind the Prime Minister in ignoring corruption at FIFA might have lost England the chance of hosting the 2018 World Cup.
"I think if you were to discover how people vote at the BBC there are probably more who vote Labour or for the Liberal Democrats than the Conservatives, Mr C Hunt said.
He accused the corporation of "leftwing bias" on issues such as Europe, immigration and Northern Ireland, but praised director general Mark Thompson for recognising the issue by cutting pensions and sacking lots of people.
"On the other hand, if you were to discover how rich people vote, there are probably more who vote Conservative," Mr C Hunt went on. "That's why we're cutting the licence fee and throwing money at big business. I mean, duh."
Speculation that a similar logic might be behind Government cuts to education and closure of libraries was dismissed as "speculation" by a spokesbeing.
Mr C Hunt said that the BBC made fantastic programmes and provided unparalleled news coverage, but was riddled with Labour and Liberal Democrat voters.
He also said that BBC journalists put fair reporting above "political affiliations", noting that the BBC's inability to get behind the Prime Minister in ignoring corruption at FIFA might have lost England the chance of hosting the 2018 World Cup.
"I think if you were to discover how people vote at the BBC there are probably more who vote Labour or for the Liberal Democrats than the Conservatives, Mr C Hunt said.
He accused the corporation of "leftwing bias" on issues such as Europe, immigration and Northern Ireland, but praised director general Mark Thompson for recognising the issue by cutting pensions and sacking lots of people.
"On the other hand, if you were to discover how rich people vote, there are probably more who vote Conservative," Mr C Hunt went on. "That's why we're cutting the licence fee and throwing money at big business. I mean, duh."
Speculation that a similar logic might be behind Government cuts to education and closure of libraries was dismissed as "speculation" by a spokesbeing.
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