Protect BBC’s independence in case of Farage government, ex-news head urges
by Michael Savage Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZERZ)
James Harding says it is recklessly complacent' to assume Trump-style attacks on media could never happen in UK
The BBC must be given complete political independence in case Nigel Farage enters government, its former director of news has said.
James Harding, now the editor-in-chief of the Observer, pointed to Donald Trump's attempts to defund publicly backed US media and said it would be recklessly complacent" to believe something similar could not happen in Britain.
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