🔗 Share this article Former British Broadcasting Corporation Consultants Face Members of Parliament's Questioning In the Wake of Claims of Bias in Disclosed Memo We open with questions from Conservative MP the panel's head, who oversees the group. She opens by giving context to the disclosed memo written by Michael Prescott and printed in a national newspaper. "It is not my wish for the BBC leaning this way or that way, I just want it neutral, fair and fair," he states. When asked if he considers the BBC is systematically partial, he replies: "No I don't. Let's be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation does is world class - including informative and entertainment content." Nevertheless, he states: "There exists significant effort that requires attention at the British Broadcasting Corporation." The second former external BBC adviser questioned by the committee, Caroline Daniel, states she views the BBC very seriously and that it maintains a "continuous process and vigorous discourse" on fluid and multifaceted topics. "Was the BBC ready to engage in a genuine dialogue and argument and act accordingly?" she questions. "As I see it, affirmative, they were."