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from this affair to allow the bbc to get on with sorting it out. tit from this affair to allow the bbc to get on with sorting it out.- get on with sorting it out. in terms ofthe get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale _ get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale of _ get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale of seriousness, - get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale of seriousness, in - of the scale of seriousness, in terms of politically, how significant is it for the department of culture and media, for example? the bbc is a separate body but the first statement that we had from dcms is that the bbc is publicly funded, the licence fee settlement was decided a couple years ago. it is not up for review again until 2027 which takes us beyond the next general election but whatever the bbc does is heavily scrutinised by lawmakers and they will continue to do that, they want to make sure that the bbc provides value for money for licence fee payers. 0ften, the bbc provides value for money for licence fee payers. often, it is news coverage that comes under
be more than occasionally can. i wonder too. be more than occasionally can. i wondertoo. i be more than occasionally can. i wonder too. i think it will develop its own— wonder too. i think it will develop its own personality that is separate from twitter but right now i sorta think— from twitter but right now i sorta think a _ from twitter but right now i sorta think a tot — from twitter but right now i sorta think a lot of people have joined it are people — think a lot of people have joined it are people who have probably come from twitter and one of my questions is, are _ from twitter and one of my questions is, are people going to post on both sides _ is, are people going to post on both sides if— is, are people going to post on both sides if you — is, are people going to post on both sides. if you got a profound or less profound _ sides. if you got a profound or less profound thought, for me it is egotistical enough to sort of, you know, _ egotistical enough to sort of, you know, broadcast on one but i'm not sure how— know, broadcast on one but i'm not sure how that will work either. distributed do you think matters much now as it used to? i distributed do you think matters much now as it used to?- distributed do you think matters much now as it used to? i think it has lost influence. _ much now as it used to? i think it has lost influence. we _ much now as it used to? i think it has lost influence. we might - much now as it used to? i think it has lost influence. we might rise | much now as it used to? i think it. has lost influence. we might rise it is most _ has lost influence. we might rise it is most important thing going because — is most important thing going because it directs traffic to our youtube — because it directs traffic to our youtube server without it we actually _ youtube server without it we actually don't exist so threads coming — actually don't exist so threads coming along as of a benefit for us but it— coming along as of a benefit for us but it does— coming along as of a benefit for us but it does make me wonder why there hasn't _ but it does make me wonder why there hasn't been _ but it does make me wonder why there hasn't been a _ but it does make me wonder why there hasn't been a select committee. i know— hasn't been a select committee. i know that — hasn't been a select committee. i know that was signed with the extreme — know that was signed with the extreme always feel like dcms over the behind the rest of the world. the culture department? 30
others in that way and rightly recognise and what is coming tomorrow. a really big day for you and your mum who is here as well. your mother is just in the wings actually ijust your mother is just in the wings actually i just was there. your mother is just in the wings actually ijust was there. do your mother is just in the wings actually i just was there. do you know where you will be sitting in the abby tomorrow? i know where you will be sitting in the abby tomorrow?— the abby tomorrow? i think at 6:30am i think the the abby tomorrow? i think at 6:30am i think the dcms _ the abby tomorrow? i think at 6:30am | think the dcms will _ the abby tomorrow? i think at 6:30am i think the dcms will be _ the abby tomorrow? i think at 6:30am i think the dcms will be exporting - i think the dcms will be exporting me to the media team and after dust it with the into the westminster abbey in a few of the front rows. so, will be able to see everything which is really exciting. they wanted lifetime opportunity and an moment in history. i wanted lifetime opportunity and an moment in history.— wanted lifetime opportunity and an moment in history. i have not been in westminster _ moment in history. i have not been in westminster abbey, _ moment in history. i have not been in westminster abbey, every - moment in history. i have not been in westminster abbey, every time | moment in history. i have not beenj in westminster abbey, every time i get there is a long queue but i must go and visit the next time i'm there. tell me about that moment you got the invite. did you know it was coming? got the invite. did you know it was comint ? ., . , got the invite. did you know it was comint ? ., .,, .., . ,, got the invite. did you know it was comint? ., .,, . ,, ., coming? no, i was coming back from cisc form because _ coming? no, i was coming back from cisc form because i'm _ coming? no, i was coming back from cisc form because i'm year _ coming? no, i was coming back from cisc form because i'm year 13 - coming? no, i was coming back from cisc form because i'm year 13 right i cisc form because i'm year 13 right now doing my a—levels and we parked up now doing my a—levels and we parked up near our house and my mother said to me that there is an invitation
us not _ sophistry and verbiage used to get us not to— sophistry and verbiage used to get us not to report this, but it was after— us not to report this, but it was after we — us not to report this, but it was after we revealed sam bligh's involvement in this that a source approached me and the rest i suppose has been _ approached me and the rest i suppose has been chronicled in the sunday times _ has been chronicled in the sunday times. �* , ., ., , , times. but tell us what happened next when you — times. but tell us what happened next when you approached - times. but tell us what happened l next when you approached downing street and the bbc.— street and the bbc. well, for ages the government _ street and the bbc. well, for ages the government and _ street and the bbc. well, for ages the government and ministers - street and the bbc. well, for ages. the government and ministers were issuinq _ the government and ministers were issuinq pro— the government and ministers were issuing proforma statements saying everything was utterly transparent and done — everything was utterly transparent and done by the book. i and done by the book. ithink. _ and done by the book. i think, though, and done by the book. ithink, though, the and done by the book. i think, though, the facts, and done by the book. ithink, though, the facts, you know. — ithink, though, the facts, you know, squarely contradicted that. because _ know, squarely contradicted that. because it — know, squarely contradicted that. because it was always clear that none _ because it was always clear that none of — because it was always clear that none of the people involved, not the appointments panel, not the dcms select— appointments panel, not the dcms select committee of mps to rubber—stamp the appointment, wherever— rubber—stamp the appointment, wherever told about any of this. it would _ wherever told about any of this. it would have — wherever told about any of this. it would have been apparent from outer space _ would have been apparent from outer space it _ would have been apparent from outer space it is _ would have been apparent from outer space it is a — would have been apparent from outer space. it is a sort of well—established that bbc appointments are approved formally try appointments are approved formally by the _ appointments are approved formally by the monarch on the advice of ministers, — by the monarch on the advice of ministers, and it is always known
been told to do that over time, it is a win — win but this is notjust rugby or football is a win — win but this is notjust rugby orfootball or is a win — win but this is notjust rugby or football or hockey, horse boxing, basketball. emma, come back, it is walking into the living room! it is laundry, it is really dangerous! laughter. i could not agree more, dcms did really— i could not agree more, dcms did really well— i could not agree more, dcms did really well in getting this out there — really well in getting this out there but taking sport of this, it is everyday life, work, domestic abuse. — is everyday life, work, domestic abuse, road traffic accident, everything and accidents in the street. — everything and accidents in the street, falling off a skateboard. what _ street, falling off a skateboard. what would you say to emma about her life and what has happened? dramatic changes, what would you say? it is life and what has happened? dramatic changes, what would you say? it if. a changes, what would you say? it is a terrible story. _ changes, what would you say? it is a terrible story, emma. _ changes, what would you say? it is a terrible story, emma. i— changes, what would you say? it is a terrible story, emma. ithink- changes, what would you say? it is a terrible story, emma. i think we i terrible story, emma. i think we need _ terrible story, emma. ! think we need to— terrible story, emma. i think we need to remember is the vast