prevent the BBC from allowing Chris Packham to constantly report mis- truths

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

"Chris Packham is a BBC presenter. Who voices his opposition to all the usual countryside activities from badger culling to grouse shooting and, of course, hunting. It is wrong that the BBC allow high profile employees to use it constantly to promote his personal beliefs with lies etc

Last night, BBC presenter Chris Packham fallaciously told his many thousands of social media followers that the UK’s declining population of lapwings is being shot, and as such people should sign his anti-shooting petition. At the time of writing the post and its attendant link to his petition have been shared 263 times on Twitter and 724 times on Facebook. And it is flatly untrue.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

You can find out about the BBC complaints system here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

Timeline

9 Jan 2017	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jan 2017

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