People with knowledge of the process said that Nadine Dorries, culture secretary, had declined to sign off on the reappointments of Tom Hooper, who directed the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech, and Althea Efunshile, who has a 30-year career in local and central government and is the last remaining non-white person on the board.”
“Critics said the decision was part of a broader effort by the government to influence decision making in leading cultural and media institutions, particularly through an assertive approach to directorships.”
“It will leave the publicly owned but advertising-funded broadcaster, which is required by law to represent diverse communities, with an all-white board, at least temporarily.”
“It is the second time that the government has intervened in a Channel 4 board appointment. Earlier this year ministers blocked the reappointment to Channel 4’s board of two women, including another person of colour, Uzma Hasan.”
Dorries doesn’t even know that Channel 4 funds itself. Like all ministers in the current gov they are clueless.
You only have to see what the Tories are doing with key positions at the BBC and Ofcom to know this was inevitable. They are doing whatever they can to make sure the content you watch is controlled in someway or another by the Tories and their billionaire mates. One step closer to the Fascist regime dream we see being enacted elsewhere in key public and governmental positions.
I assume they’re too pro-EU, pro-human-rights, or just not boomer enough?
“The interference by ministers was “really quite shocking”, said Steven
Barnett, professor of communications at Westminster university. He
called on ministers to explain the rationale for the latest decision.”
Erm… racism? Apart from the white dude. Boris just wants one of his cronies to have the job.
Wow am surprised this hasn’t been picked up by more media outlets
The media reap’s what its sows for nearly 5yrs of fake news about Donald Trump and Brexit. The BBC and C4 championed the E.U and allowed Europhiles and Remainer’s to out number Brexiteers every single time. Also Russia, Russia, Russia!
Surely what the government with its whole anti woke crusade thing would want is the most loony left channel 4 imaginable so they can whip up hate about it.
So what’s wrong with these guys? Too sane?
That’s what happens when a corrupt government has a hand in how you operate; the consequence of daring to ruffle Tory feathers.
This is the kind of behaviour that should be having on screen talent publicly and loudly resigning over.
Wish the gov would just keep their filthy hands off C4
And yet the government supported the appointment of the (Chaotic) Neutrality policy Director General of the BBC. *How interesting*.😐
Calling these cowboys in power corrupt is starting to put it kindly now. 😡
Can anyone post the text of the article? I can’t read it past the paywall. Thanks.
I’m baffled as to why our government has any say at all in their reappointment. Surely there’s an intern there that can fake Nadine “Karen” Dorries’ signature 😅
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People with knowledge of the process said that Nadine Dorries, culture secretary, had declined to sign off on the reappointments of Tom Hooper, who directed the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech, and Althea Efunshile, who has a 30-year career in local and central government and is the last remaining non-white person on the board.”
“Critics said the decision was part of a broader effort by the government to influence decision making in leading cultural and media institutions, particularly through an assertive approach to directorships.”
“It will leave the publicly owned but advertising-funded broadcaster, which is required by law to represent diverse communities, with an all-white board, at least temporarily.”
“It is the second time that the government has intervened in a Channel 4 board appointment. Earlier this year ministers blocked the reappointment to Channel 4’s board of two women, including another person of colour, Uzma Hasan.”
Dorries doesn’t even know that Channel 4 funds itself. Like all ministers in the current gov they are clueless.
You only have to see what the Tories are doing with key positions at the BBC and Ofcom to know this was inevitable. They are doing whatever they can to make sure the content you watch is controlled in someway or another by the Tories and their billionaire mates. One step closer to the Fascist regime dream we see being enacted elsewhere in key public and governmental positions.
I assume they’re too pro-EU, pro-human-rights, or just not boomer enough?
“The interference by ministers was “really quite shocking”, said Steven
Barnett, professor of communications at Westminster university. He
called on ministers to explain the rationale for the latest decision.”
Erm… racism? Apart from the white dude. Boris just wants one of his cronies to have the job.
Wow am surprised this hasn’t been picked up by more media outlets
The media reap’s what its sows for nearly 5yrs of fake news about Donald Trump and Brexit. The BBC and C4 championed the E.U and allowed Europhiles and Remainer’s to out number Brexiteers every single time. Also Russia, Russia, Russia!
Surely what the government with its whole anti woke crusade thing would want is the most loony left channel 4 imaginable so they can whip up hate about it.
So what’s wrong with these guys? Too sane?
That’s what happens when a corrupt government has a hand in how you operate; the consequence of daring to ruffle Tory feathers.
This is the kind of behaviour that should be having on screen talent publicly and loudly resigning over.
Wish the gov would just keep their filthy hands off C4
And yet the government supported the appointment of the (Chaotic) Neutrality policy Director General of the BBC. *How interesting*.😐
Calling these cowboys in power corrupt is starting to put it kindly now. 😡
Can anyone post the text of the article? I can’t read it past the paywall. Thanks.
I’m baffled as to why our government has any say at all in their reappointment. Surely there’s an intern there that can fake Nadine “Karen” Dorries’ signature 😅