Channel 4 chief: Tories tried to sway annual report to fit privatisation policy Tags:United Kingdom 3 comments Is Channel 4 actually struggling? There is no case whatsoever for Channel 4 privatisation. It’s an act of gross cultural self-destruction. It’s why no previous government has entertained the idea. But we aren’t dealing with a normal government… >A DCMS spokesperson said: “As the owner of Channel 4, the government is fully entitled to comment on the contents of its annual report.” The government don’t own Channel 4 – the British public do. That’s why we say it’s “publicly owned”. But then, DCMS know this; they’re just posturing. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
There is no case whatsoever for Channel 4 privatisation. It’s an act of gross cultural self-destruction. It’s why no previous government has entertained the idea. But we aren’t dealing with a normal government…
>A DCMS spokesperson said: “As the owner of Channel 4, the government is fully entitled to comment on the contents of its annual report.” The government don’t own Channel 4 – the British public do. That’s why we say it’s “publicly owned”. But then, DCMS know this; they’re just posturing.
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Is Channel 4 actually struggling?
There is no case whatsoever for Channel 4 privatisation.
It’s an act of gross cultural self-destruction.
It’s why no previous government has entertained the idea.
But we aren’t dealing with a normal government…
>A DCMS spokesperson said: “As the owner of Channel 4, the government is fully entitled to comment on the contents of its annual report.”
The government don’t own Channel 4 – the British public do. That’s why we say it’s “publicly owned”. But then, DCMS know this; they’re just posturing.