BBC director general Tim Davie has said that the government’s shock cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, which saw the ousting of yet another Culture Secretary, points to a dire need for a “…
, which saw the ousting of yet another Culture Secretary, points to a dire need for a “really serious, grown-up” government to discuss the future of the creative industries.
There will always be “a bit of theater” around the dynamics of government appointments, said Davie, but ultimately, “we’ll sit down and have a proper dialogue around the BBC and I look forward to it.” The BBC is primarily funded by a license fee, which charges anyone who watches BBC programming around £159 per year. Non-payment of the license fee has long been a criminal offense, but Boris Johnson’s government has long threatened to decriminalize non-payment, which would effectively remove the incentive for people to pay the fee. In January, the government shelved plans for decriminalization, but the Beeb’s license fee model still remains in the crosshairs of the government.
“My expectations as leader of the organization is for anyone joining our org to leave your politics at the door…What I don’t want to do is [end up in a place where] we’re not in a position to hire the best people.”BBC chairman Richard Sharp’s controversial comments about Channel 4 Davie observed that the “Britishness” narrative can be problematic when it gets into the “fun and games with flag-waving.” Instead, it should focus on what the U.K. does differently.
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