BBCNEWS The Media Show January 23, 2022 17:33:00
In lbc when i was chief exec there in 200a. we invited tony blair to do a phone—in and literally sit there and push the faders and take the calls. so i'm probably to blame for all of this. now they're all at it, aren't they? i think we took the view — and certainly the people that now run lbc have taken this to a fantastic level — that actually it's great to have an unmediated opportunity for listeners to speak directly to politicians. it's great whatjournalists do, and journalists have got knowledge and detail to bring to the party, but it's great also to be able to have real people, un...