I think it’s important to note that the BBC isn’t ‘state run media’, if only to highlight the ways that it’s more intertwined with the state than it should be.

The government officially holds some sway in the appointment of its chair, which is kinda sus. But the main issue I think is this more unofficial ‘revolving door’ appointment of it’s heads and high level figures

They all seem to come from ex-government and business positions, very much from the same class and background as most of our political leaders

And as such, this same pro-status-quo worldview is present. Add to this that there are clearly many successions made to retain access to important figures…

The BBC in some spheres clearly feels able to critiscise the government, even quite harshly sometimes. But in other cases - notably gaza and climate change, activism etc - waves the same stick around

For my money it’s not so much that the government tells the BBC how to report on this, per se, but that the editorial leaders of the BBC are of the same worldview and agenda of the Government leaders.

Although yes, there probably have been conversations over lunch at clubs and the vague threat of government interference if the BBC goes too far astray…

But above all, I think the BBC is against rocking the boat, and the boat in this case is neoliberalism

I use boost, no problems

It’s ‘psychic paper’, it shows what the holder wants it to. Like a super adaptable fake ID

It’s ‘shorted out’ like an electrical appliance would if you overload it, because it’s been asked to do too much

(in the Dr Who world, ‘magic’ things like psychic paper are acutally just advanced technology)