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Ministers demand BBC World Service plan for cuts as aid budget slashed (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by RubberDuck@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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David Lammy is requesting significant budget cuts of up to £70m for the BBC World Service as part of the spending review, following the government's decision to reduce the aid budget.
The proposed cuts could harm the UK's international reputation and the fight against global disinformation, with concerns that reduced BBC presence could allow state media from countries like Russia and China to fill the gap.
BBC executives warn that these funding cuts, which would leave the World Service well below inflation levels, could lead to a crisis in public service broadcasting and significantly impact its ability to operate effectively abroad.

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[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

When Boris (?) cut the Foreign office contribution to the world service I thought it was a terrible idea but good old Auntie kept it ticking. This cut compounds on those bad decisions when soft power is one of the few things we have in this world.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is Lammy requesting these cuts?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Because he wants to save £70m from his departmental budget.