Make it illegal for any Government to appoint Directors to the BBC Board.

Closed 3,944 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC should be totally independent from Government influencing its editorial content or the types of programmes it makes. Any Directors or Chairs of BBC should be appointed by a transparent process using a public commissioner completely independent from the Prime Minister or Culture Minister.

"The job of the BBC is to speak truth to power. It is a public broadcaster, not a state broadcaster. It is not the Government's BBC, it's the public's BBC."
-said Peter Kosminsky at the 2016 BAFTAs
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36245724

BBC licence fee money is money the public gives to the BBC to make programmes & content.But the Government believe it is public/tax money so they should appoint BBC Directors, use the money for other initiatives or give it to other broadcasters/newspapers

Timeline

17 May 2016	Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,944

Status Closed

Opened 17 May 2016

Closed 17 Nov 2016

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