Tim Davie said that “the future of a universal BBC can no longer be taken for granted”The BBC’s new director-general has declared an end to its expansionism and warned of a crackdown on stars who carry out “partisan campaigns” on social media. Tim Davie raised the prospect of a 20 per cent cut in BBC output and warned that he would not hesitate to close channels as he outlined his priorities in his first speech to staff after taking over this week. Mr Davie, 53, said that there was still too much bureaucracy at the organisation, which had increased its number of employees when it was under pressure from the government to reduce its ambitions and costs. He also warned of pending curbs on employees’ use of social media, saying: “If you want to be an opinionated columnist or partisan campaigner

Source: The Times September 03, 2020 16:08 UTC