Archives - May 2005
May 23, 2005
Chris Tryhorn
Monday May 23, 2005
MediaGuardian.co.uk
Tony Benn today made a dramatic gesture of support to striking BBC staff, showing up on the picket lines in London and branding the proposed cuts of 4,000 jobs a "terrible error".
The veteran leftwinger, wearing a "Fight for our BBC" badge, said the behaviour of the BBC's management was "very stupid" and said the root cause was Lord Birt and his meddling at Downing Street, where the former director general acts as an adviser to Tony Blair.
Monday May 23, 2005
MediaGuardian.co.uk
Tony Benn today made a dramatic gesture of support to striking BBC staff, showing up on the picket lines in London and branding the proposed cuts of 4,000 jobs a "terrible error".
The veteran leftwinger, wearing a "Fight for our BBC" badge, said the behaviour of the BBC's management was "very stupid" and said the root cause was Lord Birt and his meddling at Downing Street, where the former director general acts as an adviser to Tony Blair.
